Table 1.

Fatty acid signaling molecules with known functions in the various microorganisms.

Compound	New Nomenclature	Structure	Bacterial Species	Function	Reference
cis-11-Methyl-2-dodecenoic acid (DSF)	11-Me-C12:Δ2		Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas oryzae, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Burkholderia multivorans	Virulence, biofilm formation, floc disaggregation, microcolony formation, tolerance to antibiotics, detoxification, hyphal growth inhibition	[96,97,98,99,104,105]
cis-2-Dodecenoic acid (BDSF)	C12:Δ2		Burkholderia cenocepacia, Burkholderia lata Burkholderia stabilis Burkholderia vietnamiensis Burkholderia dolorosa Burkholderia ambifaria Burkholderia anthina Burkholderia pyrrocinia B. multivorans, X. oryzae	Virulence, hyphal growth inhibition	[97,104,106,107]
cis-2-Decenoic acid (cis-DA)	C10:Δ2		Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Biofilm formation, biofilm dispersion, persister cell formation, persister cell awakening, tolerance to antimicrobials.	[19,65,108,109,110]
cis-2-Tetradecenoic acid	C14:Δ2		Xylella fastidiosa	Virulence and aggregation	[100]
trans-2-Decenoic acid (SDSF)	C10:Δ2t		Streptococcus mutans	Hyphal growth inhibition	[111]
cis-11-Methyldodeca-2,5-dienoic acid (CDSF)	11-Me-C12:Δ2,5		B. multivorans, B. stabilis B. anthina, B. pyrrocinia, X. oryzae	Hyphal growth inhibition	[97,104]
10-Methyldodecanoic acid	10-Me-C12		S. maltophilia	Stress tolerance and antibiotic tolerance	[105]
11-Methyldodecanoic acid	11-Me-C12		S. maltophilia	Stress tolerance and antibiotic tolerance	[105]
12-Methyltetradecanoic acid	12-Me-C14		Xylella fastidiosa	Virulence, biofilm formation, motility	[112,113]
3-Hydroxypalmitic acid	3OH-PAME		Ralstonia solanacearum	Virulence	[114]
Farnesoic acid	3,7,11-Me-C12:Δ2t,6t,1°t		Candida albicans	Inhibition of germ tube formation	[115]