Literature

Soil Protists: From traits to ecological functions

PhD thesis: Zhilei Gao Read the full PhD thesis here.

Biocontrol Traits Correlate With Resistance to Predation by Protists in Soil Pseudomonads

Root-colonizing bacteria can support plant growth and help fend off pathogens. It is clear that such bacteria benefit from plant-derived carbon, but it remains ambiguous...

Protist feeding patterns and growth rate are related to their predatory impacts on soil bacterial communities

Predatory protists are major consumers of soil micro-organisms. By selectively feeding on their prey, they can shape soil microbiome composition and functions. While different protists...

Trophic interactions between predatory protists and pathogen-suppressive bacteria impact plant health

Plant health is strongly impacted by beneficial and pathogenic plant microbes, which are themselves structured by resource inputs. Organic fertilizer inputs may thus offer a...

Protists as main indicators and determinants of plant performance

Background Microbiomes play vital roles in plant health and performance, and the development of plant beneficial microbiomes can be steered by organic fertilizer inputs. Especially...

The impact of protozoa addition on the survivability of Bacillus inoculants and soil microbiome dynamics

Protists’ selective predation of bacterial cells is an important regulator of soil microbiomes, which might influence the success of bacterial releases in soils. For instance,...

Soil protists: a fertile frontier in soil biology research

Abstract Protists include all eukaryotes except plants, fungi and animals. They are an essential, yet often forgotten, component of the soil microbiome. Method developments have...