Fungal:Bacterial Ratio
Benchmark Value
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Evidence & Context
a high proportion of bacteria with a ratio of 0.75:1 fungi to bacteria has been considered ideal (based on colony-forming units or CFUs).
Culture-dependent colony-forming unit (CFU) ratio of active fungi to bacteria in topsoil.
Ideal fungal to bacterial ratio point reference for managed pasture and native grassland soils based on CFU methods.
Managed pasture and native grassland soils function as close ecological analogues; this value provides a robust baseline for traditional culture-dependent plate counts.
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Soil microbiology factsheet
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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
Fungal/bacterial ratios in grasslands with contrasting nitrogen ...
View SourceFungal/bacterial ratios in grasslands with contrasting nitrogen management - ResearchGate
View SourceSoil Fungal:Bacterial Ratios Are Linked to Altered Carbon Cycling - PMC - PubMed Central, accessed July 21, 2025
View SourceBiogeographic patterns of soil bacterial and fungal biomass C and their ratios across major biomes
View SourcePastures to woodlands: Changes in soil microbial communities and carbon following reforestation | Request PDF - ResearchGate
View SourceRole of Soil Fungus | Ohioline - The Ohio State University, accessed on June 7, 2025,
View SourceUnlocking the power of microbes to enhance the soil
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