Volatile Organic Compound Chamber: A Novel Technology for Microbiological Volatile Interaction Assays.

ABSTRACT: The interest in the study of microbiological interactions mediated by volatile organic compounds (VOCs) has steadily increased in the last few years. Nevertheless, most assays still rely on the use of non-specific materials. We present a new tool, the volatile organic compound chamber (VOC chamber), specifically designed to perform these experiments. The novel devices were tested using four Trichoderma strains against Fusarium oxysporum and Rhizoctonia solani. We demonstrate that VOC chambers provide higher sensitivity and selectivity between treatments and higher homogeneity of results than the traditional method. VOC chambers are also able to test both vented and non-vented conditions. We prove that ventilation plays a very important role regarding volatile interactions, up to the point

SUBMITTER: Alvarez-Garcia S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8064445 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature