Institute of Soil Biology, Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Vladivostok, Russia
The influence of volatile metabolites of saprophytic soil microflora on the propagation of Listeria monocytogenes and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is shown. Different character of interspecific relationships between bacteria, influencing their propagation, can be observed on the metabolic level. Volatile compounds produced by microorganisms are capable to act as both intra- and interspecific regulators of microbial communities. In this co
ection the propagation of pathogenic bacteria inhabiting soil may be stimulated or inhibited by the metabolic products of soil microorganisms. Methanol released by saprophytic bacteria into the environment play an important role in this process.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2004, No. 3, P. 18—23