While promiscuity among humans is often scorned, symbiotic promiscuity can be a sign of excellent teamwork in other species. Plant growth, especially in legumes, flourishes through mutualistic ...

Aphids, as globally pervasive agricultural pests, have evolved intricate relationships with microbial symbionts that critically influence their interactions with host plants. These symbioses—often ...

Symbiotic and pathogenic fungi that interact with plants are distantly related and don't share many genetic similarities. Comparing plant pathogenic fungi and plant symbiotic fungi, scientists at the ...

Earthworms experience constant chemical interactions with bacteria, fungi, plants and small invertebrates across soil ecosystems. Even within their tissues, earthworms harbor symbiotic microbes and ...

Plant roots secrete various flavonoids that are vital in establishing mutually beneficial relationships with rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbionts. Additionally, plants release other signaling molecules ...

Transactions amongst microorganisms and plant in the composite rhizosphere habitat / Saksi Tewari and Naveen Kumar Arora -- Plant-microbe interactions for sustainable agriculture: fundamentals and ...

Pollination, predation, parasitism, symbiosis, biological interactions between species are incessant and essential to nature. They are even at the origin of the incredible biodiversity of our planet.