Chemoekologie půdních mikroorganismů: Od ochrany rostlin po bioremediaci aneb Jak je důležité míti chemika

Microbial chemoecology bears many specific characteristics determined by the nature of microorganisms – their size, extremely rapid growth and evolutionary changes, high phylogenetic and functional diversity, and in some cases, the absence of sexual reproduction.

Thanks to their ubiquity and high population densities, microorganisms represent a fundamental functional component of all known ecosystems and play a crucial role in global cycles of matter and energy. In terrestrial ecosystems, interactions between microorganisms and plants—primarily occurring in the soil—are of key importance.

The lecture aims to demonstrate these statements through specific examples of molecules that determine ecological processes with potentially global significance.