Fungal Hyphosphere Microbiomes Are Distinct from Surrounding Substrates and Show Consistent Association Patterns
Nhu Nguyen
Abstract
Fungi and bacteria are the most abundant and diverse organisms in soils (perhaps more so than any other habitat on earth), and together these microorganisms contribute to broad soil ecosystem processes. There is a suite of bacteria that appears consistently within the physical space called the hyphosphere, the area of influence surrounding fungal hyphae. How these bacteria are selected for, how they are maintained, and what broader ecological functions they perform are subjects of interest in this relatively new field-the cross-kingdom interactions between fungi and bacteria. Understanding their cooccurrence and their interactions can open new realms of understanding in soil ecological processes with global consequences.
Topics & Concepts
Dominance (genetics)BiologyMicrobiomeSpecies richnessEcologyCommensalismCommunity structureGrasslandFungal DiversityBacteriaMicrobial population biologySymbiosisGeneticsBiochemistryBioinformaticsGeneMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology