{"id":376,"date":"2025-05-20T15:11:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microbiol.es\/beneficial-microorganisms\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T15:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T14:00:42","slug":"beneficial-microorganisms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/microbiol.es\/en\/beneficial-microorganisms\/","title":{"rendered":"Beneficial Microorganisms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section section-bottom dark has-parallax\" id=\"section_1509969199\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" data-parallax-container=\".section\" data-parallax-background data-parallax=\"-5\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Fondo-homev3.webp\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-shape-divider ux-shape-divider--bottom 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hide-for-medium\">\n\t\t\n\n<h1 data-line-height=\"s\">Beneficial <\/br>Microorganisms<\/h1>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3306845490 {\n  font-size: 1.75rem;\n  text-align: center;\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n#text-3306845490 > * {\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3306845490 {\n    font-size: 2.5rem;\n    text-align: center;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-127936421 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 101px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-127936421 > .col-inner {\n    margin: 78px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-93618522 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 30px 10px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #row-93618522 > .col > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 0px 30px 20px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #row-93618522 > .col > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 0px 30px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1509969199 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  min-height: 63vh;\n}\n#section_1509969199 .section-bg img {\n  object-position: 76% 86%;\n}\n#section_1509969199 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 300%;\n}\n#section_1509969199 .ux-shape-divider--bottom .ux-shape-fill {\n  fill: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_1509969199 {\n    min-height: 45vh;\n  }\n  #section_1509969199 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n    --divider-width: 100%;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_1509969199 {\n    min-height: 50vh;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1605804043\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle align-center\" style=\"max-width:1260px\" id=\"row-819397643\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1114418548\" class=\"col medium-11 small-11 large-12\"  data-animate=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2330907566\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 data-line-height=\"s\">The soil is home to an immense variety of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, capable of providing great benefits to ecosystems and crops<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2330907566 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n  text-align: left;\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n#text-2330907566 > * {\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-2330907566 {\n    font-size: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"background-color:#a5dbc4;\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1226909819\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">These microorganisms are key players in:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Soil formation:<\/strong> actively participate in the decomposition of organic matter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Nutrient cycles:<\/strong> involved in the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus, and iron cycles, among others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Fertility and growth:<\/strong> their vital activity improves plant nutrition and stimulates their development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Plant protection:<\/strong> act as a natural shield, defending roots from pathogenic microorganism attacks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1226909819 {\n  text-align: left;\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n#text-1226909819 > * {\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1605804043 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n  padding-bottom: 50px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  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class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2451\" src=\"https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mico-scaled.webp\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1948849297 {\n  padding-top: 300px;\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\n}\n#banner-1948849297 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 50% 50%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-1948849297 {\n    padding-top: 450px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #banner-1948849297 {\n    padding-top: 99.99%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1292941884\" class=\"col medium-11 small-11 large-6 medium-col-first\"  data-animate=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2726146954\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 data-line-height=\"s\">Mycorrhizae<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2726146954 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n  text-align: left;\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n#text-2726146954 > * {\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-2726146954 {\n    font-size: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"background-color:#a5dbc4;\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"text-994656667\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">They are a group of microscopic soil fungi found in almost any habitat. They are characterized by colonizing plant roots and growing in the rhizosphere (the soil zone near the roots), forming a network of fine filamentous structures called hyphae.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">This network functions as an extension of the roots themselves, offering great advantages:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Increased absorption:<\/strong> facilitate the uptake of water and mineral nutrients from the soil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Soil protection:<\/strong> help stabilize the soil, preventing erosion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Root stimulation:<\/strong> promote greater development of the root system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Biocontrol:<\/strong> protect the plant against diseases.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-994656667 {\n  text-align: left;\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n#text-994656667 > * {\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_385946830 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n  padding-bottom: 50px;\n  background-color: #f9f8f6;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_385946830 {\n    padding-top: 70px;\n    padding-bottom: 70px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_385946830 {\n    padding-top: 100px;\n    padding-bottom: 100px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section has-parallax\" id=\"section_1349583591\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" data-parallax-container=\".section\" data-parallax-background data-parallax=\"-7\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1474\" height=\"1766\" src=\"https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ESporas.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-2116533008\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2084176609\" class=\"col medium-11 small-11 large-12\"  data-animate=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3452221043\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h6>Did you know?<\/h6>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3452221043 {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-3452221043 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3526522081\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 data-line-height=\"m\">Mycorrhizal associations began over 400 million years ago with the first terrestrial plants. It is a perfect <span data-text-bg=\"secondary\" data-text-color=\"primary\">mutualism<\/span>: the plant provides carbohydrates to the fungus for its survival, and in return, the fungus supplies water and minerals.<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3526522081 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n  color: #a3f3d4;\n}\n#text-3526522081 > * {\n  color: #a3f3d4;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3526522081 {\n    font-size: 1.4rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1349583591 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n}\n#section_1349583591 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(36, 35, 63, 0.872);\n}\n#section_1349583591 .section-bg img {\n  object-position: 43% 32%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_1349583591 {\n    padding-top: 80px;\n    padding-bottom: 80px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_1349583591 {\n    padding-top: 110px;\n    padding-bottom: 110px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_316710888\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-554568048\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-306393424\" class=\"col medium-11 small-11 large-9\"  data-animate=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #endo\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#endo\" data-title=\"Change this\" ><a name=\"endo\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3994170531\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 data-line-height=\"m\">There are different types of mycorrhizae depending on the <span data-text-bg=\"secondary\">group of plants they colonize<\/span> and how the fungus establishes itself in the root<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3994170531 {\n  font-size: 1.5rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3994170531 {\n    font-size: 1.6rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-large row-divided\" style=\"max-width:78%\" id=\"row-1147065522\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1633625741\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  data-animate=\"fadeInLeft\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-zoom-fade image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mico-1.webp\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mico-1.webp 1000w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mico-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mico-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mico-1-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 data-line-height=\"m\">Endomycorrhizae or Arbuscular Mycorrhizae<\/h3>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"background-color:#a3f3d4;\"><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\">This is the most common type. The fungus penetrates the cells of the root cortex and forms structures called <em>arbuscules<\/em>, where nutrient exchange occurs. Most horticultural, ornamental, and fruit plants form endomycorrhizae.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-152795704\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  data-animate=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-zoom-fade image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ecto.webp\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ecto.webp 1000w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ecto-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ecto-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ecto-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 data-line-height=\"m\">Ectomycorrhizae<\/h3>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"background-color:#a3f3d4;\"><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\">Formed by fungi commonly known as mushrooms. In this case, the fungus does not penetrate the cells but grows externally, forming a protective mantle around the rootlets. They are typical of most forest and woody species.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-676100243\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  data-animate=\"fadeInRight\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-zoom-fade image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mico-2.webp\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mico-2.webp 1000w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mico-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mico-2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mico-2-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 data-line-height=\"m\">Ericoid Mycorrhizae<\/h3>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"background-color:#a3f3d4;\"><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\">A special type of endomycorrhiza that associates with specific species such as azalea, carnation, camellia, heather, rhododendron, and blueberry.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1147065522 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #row-1147065522 > .col > .col-inner {\n    padding: 30px 0px 30px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-center\" style=\"max-width:78%\" id=\"row-2055628508\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1783697107\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-4187450580\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> some plants <strong>do not<\/strong> form mycorrhizae (non-mycorrhizal), notably crops such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, radish, turnip, and mustard.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4187450580 {\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n#text-4187450580 > * {\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_316710888 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n  padding-bottom: 50px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_316710888 {\n    padding-top: 70px;\n    padding-bottom: 70px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_316710888 {\n    padding-top: 100px;\n    padding-bottom: 100px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_897056647\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-1555827109\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-899466180\" class=\"col medium-11 small-11 large-9\"  data-animate=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3999096478\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 data-line-height=\"m\">Other <span data-text-bg=\"secondary\">key microorganisms for soil and crops<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3999096478 {\n  font-size: 1.5rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3999096478 {\n    font-size: 1.6rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-413455278\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-413455278 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1416075562\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">In addition to mycorrhizae, the soil harbors other essential allies for the balanced development and health of plants and soil:<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1416075562 {\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n#text-1416075562 > * {\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-large align-center\" style=\"max-width:100%\" id=\"row-1082125311\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1495562495\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  data-animate=\"fadeInLeft\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #hong\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#hong\" data-title=\"Change this\" ><a name=\"hong\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_538483211\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2451\" src=\"https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hongo-1-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hongo-1-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hongo-1-300x287.webp 300w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hongo-1-1024x980.webp 1024w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hongo-1-768x735.webp 768w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hongo-1-1536x1470.webp 1536w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hongo-1-2048x1961.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_538483211 {\n  width: 50%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3416138064\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3 data-line-height=\"m\">1. Bioprotective Fungi<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3416138064 {\n  font-size: 1.3rem;\n  line-height: 0.75;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3416138064 {\n    font-size: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"background-color:#a3f3d4;\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3649105889\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Microorganisms such as <strong><em>Trichoderma<\/em> and <em>Pochonia or Beauveria sp<\/em><\/strong> act as natural crop protectors, directly combating phytopathogenic microorganisms that cause diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3649105889 {\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n#text-3649105889 > * {\n  color: #24233f;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-899456381\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  data-animate=\"fadeInRight\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #bact\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#bact\" data-title=\"Change this\" ><a name=\"bact\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_654350878\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1739\" height=\"1688\" src=\"https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bacillus-amyloliquefaciens-copia.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bacillus-amyloliquefaciens-copia.webp 1739w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bacillus-amyloliquefaciens-copia-300x291.webp 300w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bacillus-amyloliquefaciens-copia-1024x994.webp 1024w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bacillus-amyloliquefaciens-copia-768x745.webp 768w, https:\/\/microbiol.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bacillus-amyloliquefaciens-copia-1536x1491.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1739px) 100vw, 1739px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_654350878 {\n  width: 50%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1174700158\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3 data-line-height=\"m\">2. Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPRs)<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1174700158 {\n  font-size: 1.3rem;\n  line-height: 0.75;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-1174700158 {\n    font-size: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"background-color:#a3f3d4;\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3112193741\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">These bacteria colonize the root zone and actively participate in vital processes such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">The <strong>fixation of atmospheric nitrogen<\/strong> in the soil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">The <strong>solubilization of phosphorus<\/strong>, making it assimilable for the plant.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Mineralization<\/strong> of nutritive elements and decomposition of organic 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