Comments on bacterial and fungal interactions in medicine, agriculture and the environment

Abstract

Bacteria and fungi are associated via interactions dependent on diverse modalities of molecular communications for their development and functionalities. The resultant impact is the discrete contributions to biogeochemical cycles and biotechnological processes. Interactions among bacteria, fungi and other organisms with inter alia the environment in medicine, forestry, agriculture, and food can pose pronounced influence on the colonization, pathogenesis and survival of species. There are several reports of bacterial-fungal interactions which are important in nature but whose significance remains to be established. This article is concerned with a review of some examples, with descriptive analysis related to conceptual and operational difficulties associated with them.