Abstract
For a long time, it was considered that interactions between microbes are only inhibitory in nature. However, latest developments in research have demonstrated that within our environment, several classes of microbes exist which produce different products upon interaction and thus embrace a wider scope of useful and potentially valuable aspects beyond simple antibiosis. Therefore, the current review explores different types of microbial interactions and describes the role of various physical, chemical, biological, and genetic factors regulating such interactions. It further explains the mechanism of action of biofilm formation and role of secondary metabolites regulating bacteria-fungi interaction. Special emphasis and focus is placed on microbial interactions which are important in medicine, food industry, agriculture, and environment. In short, this review reveals the recent contributions of microbial interaction for the benefit of mankind.
Highlights
Microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, algae, some parasites like protists and archaea, and viruses vary in shapes, size, and surface morphologies (Ullah et al, 2017b; Kiprono et al, 2018a,b; Shi et al, 2018) and often appear in nature to have formed some complex ecological interactive webs within the ecosystem rather than existing as single planktonic cells
It is essential to understand the response of microorganisms to signals from plants in order to explore the usefulness of such interactions
As to whether or not, the future of biotechnological developments in agriculture depends on the technology of modification of genes or on traditional breeding, it should consider the benefits of plant–microbe associations
Summary
Microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, algae, some parasites like protists and archaea, and viruses vary in shapes, size, and surface morphologies (Ullah et al, 2017b; Kiprono et al, 2018a,b; Shi et al, 2018) and often appear in nature to have formed some complex ecological interactive webs within the ecosystem rather than existing as single planktonic cells. A typical example of such interaction is revealed during LAB metabolism that is optimized to enhance quick production of acid instead of growth effectively (Teusink et al, 2007). In most common forms of fungi-bacteria interactions (FBIs), bacterial peptidoglycans have been shown to enhance C. albicans hyphal growth rather than inhibiting it.
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