Since the colonization of land by ancestral plant lineages 450 million years ago, plants and
their associated microbes have been interacting with each other, forming an assemblage of …

Fungi and bacteria are found living together in a wide variety of environments. Their
interactions are significant drivers of many ecosystem functions and are important for the …

Communities of soil microorganisms (soil microbiomes) play a major role in biogeochemical
cycles and support of plant growth. Here we focus primarily on the roles that the soil …

Over the last 60 years, soil microbiologists have accumulated a wealth of experimental data
showing that the bulk, macroscopic parameters (eg, granulometry, pH, soil organic matter …

Microorganisms are a promising means to address many societal sustainability challenges
owing to their ability to thrive in diverse environments and interface with the microscale …

Antibiotic resistance is a global public health issue of growing proportions. All antibiotics are
susceptible to resistance. The evidence is now clear that the environment is the single …

Soil fauna is crucial to soil formation, litter decomposition, nutrient cycling, biotic regulation,
and for promoting plant growth. Yet soil organisms remain underrepresented in soil …

In recent years, research in the field of Microbial Ecology has revealed the tremendous
diversity and complexity of microbial communities across different ecosystems. Microbes …

Bacterial cell-to-cell interactions are in the core of evolutionary and ecological processes in
soil and other environments. Under most conditions, natural soils are unsaturated where the …

Soil-inhabiting fungal pathogens use chemical signals released by roots to direct hyphal
growth towards the host plant. Whether other soil microorganisms exploit this capacity for …