Metabolism and function of phenazines in bacteria: impacts on the behavior of bacteria in the environment and biotechnological processes. Academic Article

abstract

• Phenazines constitute a large group of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds produced by a diverse range of bacteria. Both natural and synthetic phenazine derivatives are studied due their impacts on bacterial interactions and biotechnological processes. Phenazines serve as electron shuttles to alternate terminal acceptors, modify cellular redox states, act as cell signals that regulate patterns of gene expression, contribute to biofilm formation and architecture, and enhance bacterial survival. Phenazines have diverse effects on eukaryotic hosts and host tissues, including the modification of multiple host cellular responses. In plants, phenazines also may influence growth and elicit induced systemic resistance. Here, we discuss emerging evidence that phenazines play multiple roles for the producing organism and contribute to their behavior and ecological fitness.

authors

• Pierson, Elizabeth
• Pierson, Leland

published proceedings

• Appl Microbiol Biotechnol

altmetric score

• 6

author list (cited authors)

• Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.

citation count

• 368

complete list of authors

• Pierson, Leland S||Pierson, Elizabeth A

publication date

• January 2010

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Bacteria
• Bacterial Adhesion
• Bacterial Infections
• Biofilms
• Biotechnology
• Ecosystem
• Electron Transport
• Humans
• Iron
• Microbial Interactions
• Oxidation-Reduction
• Phenazines
• Plants
• Signal Transduction
• Soil Microbiology

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/s00253-010-2509-3

start page

• 1659

end page

• 1670

volume

• 86

issue

• 6

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1007%2Fs00253-010-2509-3