Microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, and protists, are essential to life
on Earth and the functioning of the biosphere. Here, we discuss the key roles of …

Metarhizium species interact with plants, insects, and microbes within a diffuse
coevolutionary framework that benefits soil health, biodiversity, and plant growth. The insect …

Practical experiments drive important scientific discoveries in biology, but theory‐based
research studies also contribute novel—sometimes paradigm‐changing—findings. Here, we …

Executive summary Microbes are all pervasive in their distribution and influence on the
functioning and well‐being of humans, life in general and the planet. Microbially‐based …

Global climate changes threaten food security, necessitating urgent measures to enhance
agricultural productivity and expand it into areas less for agronomy. This challenge is crucial …

The disaccharide trehalose plays a crucial role in multiple facets of the stress biology of
yeasts and fungi. Here, we evaluate the properties, cellular and ecophysiological roles …

Fungi and antifungal compounds are relevant to the United Nation's Sustainable
Development Goals. However, the modes‐of‐action of antifungals—whether they are …

Microbial technologies constitute a huge and unique potential for confronting major
humanitarian and biosphere challenges, especially in the realms of sustainability and …

Lignocellulosic biomass, such as plant residues and agricultural waste, holds immense
potential as a renewable resource for the production of biofuels, chemicals, and animal feed …

While the world is still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, monkeypox virus (MPXV)
awaits to cause another global outbreak as a challenge to all of mankind. However, the …