| Title: | Tritrophic Interactions: Microbe-Mediated Plant Effects on Insect Herbivores |
| Author(s): | Shikano I; Rosa C; Tan CW; Felton GW; |
| Address: | "Department of Entomology and Center for Chemical Ecology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802; email: gwf10@psu.edu. Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802" |
| DOI: | 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080516-035319 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1545-2107 (Electronic) 0066-4286 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "It is becoming abundantly clear that the microbes associated with plants and insects can profoundly influence plant-insect interactions. Here, we focus on recent findings and propose directions for future research that involve microbe-induced changes to plant defenses and nutritive quality as well as the consequences of these changes for the behavior and fitness of insect herbivores. Insect (herbivore and parasitoid)-associated microbes can favor or improve insect fitness by suppressing plant defenses and detoxifying defensive phytochemicals. Phytopathogens can influence or manipulate insect behavior and fitness by altering plant quality and defense. Plant-beneficial microbes can promote plant growth and influence plant nutritional and phytochemical composition that can positively or negatively influence insect fitness. Lastly, we suggest that entomopathogens have the potential to influence plant defenses directly as endophytes or indirectly by altering insect physiology" |
| Keywords: | Animals Biological Evolution Endophytes/physiology *Herbivory *Insecta Plants/*microbiology endophyte microbiota microorganisms pathogens polydnavirus symbionts; |
| Notes: | "MedlineShikano, Ikkei Rosa, Cristina Tan, Ching-Wen Felton, Gary W eng Review 2017/06/08 Annu Rev Phytopathol. 2017 Aug 4; 55:313-331. doi: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080516-035319. Epub 2017 Jun 7" |
