#plantmicrobeinteractions — Public Fediverse posts

The saprotrophic-symbiotic continuum in fungi
and the loss of rare microbiota through agricultural intensification

Saprotrophy-to-symbiosis continuum in fungi. Francis Martin, Hao Tan, Current Biology : 2025 >>
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960982225000624

Banerjee, S., Dasgupta, D. & van der Heijden, M.G.A. Agricultural intensification, microbial homogenization and loss of rare microbiota. Nat Rev Microbiol (2026)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-026-01315-w >>
#soil #agriculture #microbiota #microbes #mycorrhizae #mutualism #symbiosis #saprotrophy #ecology #taxonomy #EcologicalSpectrum #organisms #LeafLitter #PlantMicrobeInteractions #MicrobialEcology

Image: #Fungi, Bellingen, NSW

RE: https://botany.social/@botanyone/116504160551629066

There is so much fascinating resarch to do in this amazing world! :ecoanarchism_heart:

#Mycorrhiza #MicrobialEcology #PlantMicrobeInteractions #AMF

Recruitment in the https://plantpathmicro.ucr.edu/ department at #UCRiverside #UCR https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01655 "Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology in molecular bacterial plant pathogen interactions" #plantmicrobeinteractions #bacteriologist #faculty at #UCRiverside in #microbiology #plantpathology. Salary scales for UC Faculty are here but an negotiated "offscale" is added https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2022-23/oct-2022-salary-scales/t1.pdf https://academicpersonnel.ucr.edu/compensation#academic_salary_scales_and_salary_rates