Soil microorganisms are clearly a key component of both natural and managed ecosystems.
Despite the challenges of surviving in soil, a gram of soil can contain thousands of individual …

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 …

Protists are ubiquitous in soil, where they are key contributors to nutrient cycling and energy
transfer. However, protists have received far less attention than other components of the soil …

Background Plant health is intimately influenced by the rhizosphere microbiome, a complex
assembly of organisms that changes markedly across plant growth. However, most …

Fungi are a highly diverse group of heterotrophic eukaryotes characterized by the absence
of phagotrophy and the presence of a chitinous cell wall. While unicellular fungi are far from …

Plant species richness and the presence of certain influential species (sampling effect) drive
the stability and functionality of ecosystems as well as primary production and biomass of …

Viruses are ubiquitous in nature and have various ecological functions. Despite their very
high abundance (up to 10 10 g− 1), viruses in soil remain disregarded with just a few, mostly …

High animal and plant richness in tropical rainforest communities has long intrigued
naturalists. It is unknown if similar hyperdiversity patterns are reflected at the microbial scale …

Soil biota play key roles in the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, however, compared to
our knowledge of above-ground plant and animal diversity, the biodiversity found in soils …

Protists are ubiquitous members of soil microbial communities, but the structure of these
communities, and the factors that influence their diversity, are poorly understood. We used …