Bacterial-fungal interactions: ecology, mechanisms and challenges - Archive ouverte HAL
Journal Articles (Review Article) FEMS Microbiology Reviews Year : 2018

Bacterial-fungal interactions: ecology, mechanisms and challenges

Aurélie Deveau
Sophie Mieszkin
  • Function : Author
  • PersonId : 1040526

Abstract

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.

Dates and versions

hal-01954717 , version 1 (13-12-2018)

Identifiers

Cite

Aurélie Deveau, Gregory Bonito, Jessie Uehling, Mathieu Paoletti, Matthias Becker, et al.. Bacterial-fungal interactions: ecology, mechanisms and challenges. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2018, 42 (3), pp.335-352. ⟨10.1093/femsre/fuy008⟩. ⟨hal-01954717⟩
99 View
0 Download

Altmetric

Share

More