Publisher Summary Various ecological models explain species diversity, and it has been
found that microbial biodiversity is closely linked to plant biodiversity. A mathematical …

Up till now various plant–fungal interactions have been extensively studied in the form of
mycorrhizal, parasitic or endophytic lifestyles. Many of those interactions are beneficial to the …

Living organisms establish complex networks of mutualistic and antagonistic interactions in
nature, which impact strongly on their own survival and on the stability of the whole …

Plants interact with a wide variety of organisms in their natural growing environments. Key
amongst these relationships is the interplay between plants and diverse fungal species that …

As increased antibiotic resistance erodes the efficacy of currently used drugs, the need for
new candidates with therapeutic potential grows. Although the majority of antibiotics in …

Symbiosis research has been undertaken by researchers working independently of one
another and often focused on a broad range of symbiotic interactions ranging from bipartite …

Plants during their life cycles interact with a large diversity of microbial species. To
simultaneously manage symbiotic, competitive and pathogenic interactions, plants rely on …

There is tremendous public support for reducing the use of chemical pesticides in
agriculture, so we are investigating the use of bacteria to manage plant diseases that are …

The construction of microbial consortia is challenging due to many variables to be
controlled, including the cross‐compatibility of the selected strains and their additive or …

Plant and animal systems had a head start of several decades in community ecology and
have largely created the theoretical framework for the field. I argue that the lag in fungal …