Soil represents a very heterogeneous environment for its microbiota. Among the soil
inhabitants, bacteria and fungi are important organisms as they are involved in key …

In this chapter, we review the existing literature on bacterial–fungal interactions in soil,
exploring the role fungi may play for soil bacteria as providers of hospitable niches. A focus …

Background Soils harbour a remarkable diversity of interacting fungi, bacteria, and other
microbes: together these perform a wide variety of ecological roles from nutrient cycling and …

Highlights•Fungi and bacteria interact in soil, likely affecting their ecosystem
function.•Correlation network analysis is a powerful tool to characterise F: B interactions.•F …

The colonization of land by plants appears to have coincided with the appearance of
mycorrhiza-like fungi. Over evolutionary time, fungi have maintained their prominent role in …

The microbial habitat is rarely studied in soil microbial ecology even though microbial cells
are exposed and adapt to their local environmental conditions. The physical environment …

Soil, the living terrestrial skin of the Earth, plays a central role in supporting life and is home
to an unimaginable diversity of microorganisms. This review explores key drivers for …

In recent years, there has been considerable progress in determining the soil properties that
influence the structure of the soil microbiome. By contrast, the effects of microorganisms on …

An expectation in soil ecology is that a microbial communities' fungal: bacterial dominance
indicates both its response to environmental change and its impact on ecosystem function …

Soil microorganisms regulate element cycling and plant nutrition, mediate co-existence of
neighbors, and stabilize plant communities. Many of these effects are dependent upon …