Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation and social interactions

S Arnaouteli, NC Bamford, NR Stanley-Wall… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Biofilm formation is a process in which microbial cells aggregate to form collectives that are
embedded in a self-produced extracellular matrix. Bacillus subtilis is a Gram-positive …

Biofertilizers in agriculture: An overview on concepts, strategies and effects on soil microorganisms

M Mącik, A Gryta, M Frąc - Advances in agronomy, 2020 - Elsevier
Biofertilizer is a substance containing live microorganisms which exhibit beneficial
properties toward plant growth and development. Various mechanisms are used by …

Conserved and reproducible bacterial communities associate with extraradical hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

BD Emmett, V Lévesque-Tremblay… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Extraradical hyphae (ERH) of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) extend from plant roots
into the soil environment and interact with soil microbial communities. Evidence of positive …

Hyphae move matter and microbes to mineral microsites: Integrating the hyphosphere into conceptual models of soil organic matter stabilization

CR See, AB Keller, SE Hobbie… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Associations between soil minerals and microbially derived organic matter (often referred to
as mineral‐associated organic matter or MAOM) form a large pool of slowly cycling carbon …

Co‐evolution within the plant holobiont drives host performance

F Mesny, S Hacquard, BPHJ Thomma - EMBO reports, 2023 - embopress.org
Plants interact with a diversity of microorganisms that influence their growth and resilience,
and they can therefore be considered as ecological entities, namely “plant holobionts,” …

Microbial interactions for nutrient acquisition in soil: miners, scavengers, and carriers

T Cao, Y Luo, M Shi, X Tian, Y Kuzyakov - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial interactions in soil are hidden, as they occur stealthily in a 'dark box'. This greatly
limits our understanding of microbial functions. Here, soil microorganisms were classified …

[HTML][HTML] Modes of action of microbial biocontrol in the phyllosphere

M Legein, W Smets, D Vandenheuvel, T Eilers… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
A fast-growing field of research focuses on microbial biocontrol in the phyllosphere.
Phyllosphere microorganisms possess a wide range of adaptation and biocontrol factors …

Mycorrhizae helper bacteria: unlocking their potential as bioenhancers of plant–arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal associations

S Sangwan, R Prasanna - Microbial ecology, 2022 - Springer
The dynamic interactions of plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) that facilitate the
efficient uptake of minerals from soil and provide protection from various environmental …

Concepts and consequences of the hyphosphere core microbiome for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal fitness and function

L Wang, TS George, G Feng - New Phytologist, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi‐associated hyphosphere microbiomes can be
considered as the second genome of the mycorrhizal phosphorus uptake pathway. Their …

Microbial biofilms in nature: unlocking their potential for agricultural applications

A Pandit, A Adholeya, D Cahill, L Brau… - Journal of applied …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Soil environments are dynamic and the plant rhizosphere harbours a phenomenal diversity
of micro‐organisms which exchange signals and beneficial nutrients. Bipartite beneficial or …