Eintauchen in die Sprache der Pilze

Abstract Fungi produce a wide variety of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), chemical cues with central roles in mediating interspecific interactions. Here we present platform consisting 14 cuvettes and 2 types mass spectrometers, that allows for the first time automated, real-time analysis various microbial VOCs. We used this to comprehensively analyze VOCs 43 fungal species. The further computational analyses reveal fundamental links between ecological functions fungi.