Antimicrobial Drimane Sesquiterpenes Contribute to Balanced Antagonism but Do Not Structure Bacterial and Fungal Endophytes in the African Pepper Bark Tree Warburgia ugandensis

Antimicrobial Drimane Sesquiterpenes Contribute to Balanced Antagonism but Do Not Structure Bacterial and Fungal Endophytes in the African Pepper Bark Tree Warburgia ugandensis

The African pepper bark tree, Warburgia ugandensis, accumulates antimicrobial drimane sesquiterpenes in all of its organs. One hypothesis states that plant defense compounds determine endophyte community structure. Another hypothesis suggests that they just facilitate the endophytic lifestyle by exe...

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Main Authors: Sigrid Drage, Birgit Mitter, Doris Engelmeier, Vladimir Chobot, Markus Gorfer, Alice Muchugi, Ramni H. Jamnadass, Angela Sessitsch, Franz Hadacek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
plant secondary metabolites
drimane sesquiterpenes
host plant defense
susceptibility
balanced antagonism
oxidative stress
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2017.00138/full

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