Protists play important roles in shaping the microbial community of the rhizosphere and
defining these roles will require the study of protist isolates. However, there is still a limited …

As the main consumers of bacteria and fungi in farmed soils, protists remain poorly
understood. The aim of this study was to explore protist community assembly and ecological …

Protists, as integral constituents of the plant microbiome, are posited to confer substantial
benefits to plant health and performance. Despite their significance, protists have received …

Protists are mostly unicellular eukaryotes. Some protists are beneficial for plants, while
others live as endosymbionts and can cause severe plant diseases. More detailed studies …

The high numbers and diversity of protists in soil systems have long been presumed, but
their true diversity and community composition have remained largely concealed. Traditional …

Protists are abundant in the rhizosphere, and protist inoculation onto plants has revealed
protist roles in plant growth and development, disease suppression, and relationships with …

Protists are essential for nutrient cycling and plant performance in diverse ecosystems.
However, the biogeographic patterns and driving forces (ie abiotic or biotic factors) of …

In a field experiment we investigated the influence of the environmental filters soil type and
plant species identity on rhizosphere community assembly of Cercozoa, a dominant group of …

Crop plants carry an enormous diversity of microbiota that provide massive benefits to hosts.
Protists, as the main microbial consumers and a pivotal driver of biogeochemical cycling …

Background Despite their widespread distribution and ecological importance, protists
remain one of the least understood components of the soil and rhizosphere microbiome …