Low spatial mobility of associated microbes along the hyphae limits organic nitrogen utilization in the arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphosphere
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This research examines how fungi and bacteria work together to help plants get nitrogen from organic matter in soil. The study found that fungal networks cannot effectively transport bacteria to distant nutrient sources. Instead, bacteria and fungi must be close to organic materials like chitin to successfully break them down and make nitrogen available to plants.