Evidence is mounting that the immense diversity of microorganisms and animals that live
belowground contributes significantly to shaping aboveground biodiversity and the …

During the last decades, research on the function of volatile organic compounds focused
primarily on the interactions between plants and insects. However, microorganisms can also …

Microbial communities play a pivotal role in the functioning of plants by influencing their
physiology and development. While many members of the rhizosphere microbiome are …

The diversity of microbes associated with plant roots is enormous, in the order of tens of
thousands of species. This complex plant-associated microbial community, also referred to …

The Fusarium oxysporum species complex (FOSC) comprises a multitude of strains that
cause vascular wilt diseases of economically important crops throughout the world. Although …

Fungi produce various mixtures of gas-phase, carbon-based compounds called volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) that due to their small size are able to diffuse through the …

Looking forward includes looking back every now and then. In 2007, David Weller looked
back at 30 years of biocontrol of soil-borne pathogens by Pseudomonas and signified that …

Soil-and plant-associated environments harbor numerous bacteria that produce antibiotic
metabolites with specific or broad-spectrum activities against coexisting microorganisms …

Soil is one of the major habitats of bacteria and fungi. In this arena their interactions are part
of a communication network that keeps microhabitats in balance. Prominent mediator …

Microorganisms are important factors in shaping our environment. One key characteristic
that has been neglected for a long time is the ability of microorganisms to release chemically …