Soil protists: a fertile frontier in soil biology research

S Geisen, EAD Mitchell, S Adl… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Protists include all eukaryotes except plants, fungi and animals. They are an essential, yet
often forgotten, component of the soil microbiome. Method developments have now …

Soil protistology rebooted: 30 fundamental questions to start with

S Geisen, EAD Mitchell, DM Wilkinson, S Adl… - Soil Biology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Protists are the most diverse eukaryotes. These microbes are keystone organisms of soil
ecosystems and regulate essential processes of soil fertility such as nutrient cycling and …

DNA metabarcoding for the characterization of terrestrial microbiota—pitfalls and solutions

D Francioli, G Lentendu, S Lewin, S Kolb - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Soil-borne microbes are major ecological players in terrestrial environments since they cycle
organic matter, channel nutrients across trophic levels and influence plant growth and …

Protorhabditis nematodes and pathogen-antagonistic bacteria interactively promote plant health

X Xu, R Jiang, X Wang, S Liu, M Dong, H Mao, X Li… - Microbiome, 2024 - Springer
Background Fertilization practices control bacterial wilt-causing Ralstonia solanacearum by
sha** the soil microbiome. This microbiome is the start of food webs, in which nematodes …