Assessing the specificity of bacterial-fungal interactions for biocontrol strategies

Using more bacterial and fungal isolates in confrontation experiments clarifies the drivers of interactions, fungal responses, and bacterial off-target effects. The research presented here highlights the need for further systematic, in-depth research into fungal-bacterial interactions to validate existing findings, establish a traceable, easily analyzable isolate-level dataset, and prevent unintended consequences in microbial biocontrol applications and beyond.