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 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 health and growth are largely dependent on root-associated microbiota. Several
bacteria and fungi can provide important services to plants, such as nutrient mineralization …

Rhizosphere microorganisms play a vital role in enhancing plant health, productivity, and
the accumulation of secondary metabolites. Currently, there is a limited understanding of the …

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 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 …

Background & Aims: Protists are widely distributed in soil and throughout different habitats
with high abundance and diversity. They play important roles in nutrient cycling and the …

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 …

Soils host the most complex communities of organisms, which are still largely considered as
an unknown 'black box'. A key role in soil food webs is held by the highly abundant and …

Bacterial communities in the soil ecosystem including paddy fields are strongly controlled by
the top-down force of predatory protists. However, the current knowledge on top-down …