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Microbes are Friends or Foes? A Review

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Hafiz Hussain Ali¹, Ali Ahmad^2,*, Ehsan Ullah², Ahmad Kamal², Muhammad Yasir Nawaz³, Aown Abbas⁴, Saman Khalid⁵, Ahsan Raza Khan⁴

¹Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.

²Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.

³Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.

⁴Department of Soil & Climate Sciences, University of Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

⁵Department of Forestry Range and Wildlife Management, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.

*Corresponding author: Ali Ahmad

Published: January 12,2022

Abstract

Just of surviving as solitary planktonic cells, microorganisms such as bacteria, archaea, fungus, microalgae, and viruses establish complex interaction networks within the ecosystem. Interactions between microorganisms can occur between members of the same species, between members of different species, or even between members of other genera, families, or domains. These interactions take place following environmental sensing and the conversion of those signals to molecular and genetic information, which involves a variety of processes and molecule types. Microbes’ essential tactics for colonizing and establishing in a range of habitats are revealed in comprehensive investigations of microbial interactions. Understanding the processes behind microbial interactions is critical to comprehending microorganisms’ ecological influence and the emergence of dysbioses. It might be the key to utilizing tactics and specialized agents to combat a variety of issues, including chronic and infectious illnesses, malnutrition, pollution, and sustainability.

Keywords

Archaea, Bacteria, Fungus, Microalgae, Microbial interactions, Viruses

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Microbes are Friends or Foes? A Review

How to cite this paper: Hafiz Hussain Ali, Ali Ahmad, Ehsan Ullah, Ahmad Kamal, Muhammad Yasir Nawaz, Aown Abbas, Saman Khalid, Ahsan Raza Khan. (2022) Microbes are Friends or Foes? A Review. Advance in Biological Research, 3(1), 1-7.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/abr.2022.01.001

Microbes are Friends or Foes? A Review

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