Protists are essential components of soil biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. They play a
vital role in the microbial food web as consumers of bacteria, fungi, and other small …

Plant–microbe interactions are important for both physiological and pathological processes.
Despite the significance of plant–microbe interactions, microbe–microbe interactions …

Plants impact the development of their rhizosphere microbial communities. It is yet unclear to
what extent the root cap and specific root zones contribute to microbial community assembly …

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 …

Irrigated and rain-fed rice fields are unique agroecosystems and anthropogenic wetlands
whose main feature is seasonal flooding. Flooded soils are characterized by spatiotemporal …

Protists are among the most diverse and major microbial groups in the soil ecosystem and
play versatile functional roles for soil fertility and agricultural productivity. However, protist …

Fusarium wilt disease of bananas, caused by the soil-borne pathogen Fusarium oxysporum,
threatens banana production. Intercropping, cultivation of more than one crop …

The rhizosphere is a highly competitive environment forcing bacteria to evolve strategies to
oppose their enemies. The production of toxic secondary metabolites allows bacteria to …

Numerous studies have shown that plants selectively recruit microbes from the soil to
establish a complex, yet stable and quite predictable microbial community on their roots …

Soil bacterial predators that use the biomass of bacterial hosts for growth (multiplication),
energy, or replication have the potential to reduce bacterial populations in the wide variety of …