Journal
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS
Volume 42, Issue 3, Pages 335-352Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuy008
Keywords
bacterial-fungal interactions; metaorganisms; microbiome; mechanism; microbial logistics
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Funding
- French National Research Agency through the Laboratory of Excellence ARBRE [ANR-12-LABXARBRE-01]
- INRA Metaprogram MEM
- University of Amsterdam
- US National Science Foundation (NSF) [DEB 1737898]
- Michigan State University AgBioResearch NIFA [MICL02416]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeindchaft (DFG) [CRC 1076]
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
- US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research, Plant-Microbe Interfaces Scientific Focus Area
- US Department of Energy [DE-AC05-00OR22725]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
- Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) of the Swiss confederation
- Swiss National Science Foundation [FN CR32I2-149853/1]
- European Union
- State of Hungary
- European Social Fund [TAMOP 4.2.4. A/1-11-1-2012-0001, A1-MZPD-12-0166]
- FAFU
- University of Torino
- Max Planck Society
- European Research Council Starting Grant
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Fungi and bacteria are found living together in a wide variety of environments. Their interactions are significant drivers of many ecosystem functions and are important for the health of plants and animals. A large number of fungal and bacterial families engage in complex interactions that lead to critical behavioural shifts of the microorganisms ranging from mutualism to antagonism. The importance of bacterial-fungal interactions (BFI) in environmental science, medicine and biotechnology has led to the emergence of a dynamic and multidisciplinary research field that combines highly diverse approaches including molecular biology, genomics, geochemistry, chemical and microbial ecology, biophysics and ecological modelling. In this review, we discuss recent advances that underscore the roles of BFI across relevant habitats and ecosystems. A particular focus is placed on the understanding of BFI within complex microbial communities and in regard of the metaorganism concept. We also discuss recent discoveries that clarify the (molecular) mechanisms involved in bacterial-fungal relationships, and the contribution of new technologies to decipher generic principles of BFI in terms of physical associations and molecular dialogues. Finally, we discuss future directions for research in order to stimulate synergy within the BFI research area and to resolve outstanding questions.
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