Bacteria and fungi can contribute to nutrients bioavailability and aggregate formation in degraded soils.

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Heavy Metals: Biological Importance and Detoxification Strategies (2016, background): “When some stressors such as HM, temperature, extreme pH, or chemical pollutions are imposed on a natural environment, soil biota can be negatively affected and subsequently the whole ecological processes mediated by them are disturbed [35-37].”
Utilizing the Potential of Microorganisms for Managing Arsenic Contamination: A Feasible and Sustainable Approach (2018, background): “, alteration of plant growth (by indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase production, extracellular enzymes, nitrogen fixation, extracellular polysaccharides) (Khan et al., 2010; Vacheron et al., 2013; Rashid et al., 2016; Karthik et al., 2017; Kong and Glick,”
Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances: Ecological Function and Impact on Soil Aggregation (2018, background): “Moreover, the combination of organic fertilizers with microbial inoculants can strengthen microbial aggregation effects by enhancing EPS production, consequently improving soil structure, function, and quality (Rashid et al., 2016).”