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 …

Bacterial communities are often heavily consumed by microfaunal predators, such as
protozoa and nematodes. Predation is an important cause of mortality and determines the …

Free-living amoebae are ubiquitous in the environment and cause both opportunistic and
non-opportunistic infections in humans. Some genera of amoebae are natural reservoirs of …

Soil protists are essential but often overlooked in soils, although they play crucial functional
roles in the terrestrial ecosystem. While soil protists have drawn increased attention to their …

The emergence, evolution and spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the
environment represent a global threat to human health. Our knowledge of antibiotic …

Drought and heavy rainfall are contrasting conditions expected to result from increasingly
extreme weather during climate change; and both scenarios will strongly affect the …

Abstract Atriplex halimus L.(Amaranthaceae)(Mediterranean saltbush) is a halophytic shrub
that is widely distributed in arid and semi-arid regions around the Mediterranean basin and …

Les progrès récents accomplis dans l'étude des protistes ont montré que ces organismes
sont beaucoup plus diversifiés que l'ont traditionnellement assumé les écologistes du sol …

Soil food webs are important in maintaining agricultural productivity and ecosystem health.
However, our understanding is still limited with respect to the influences of tillage transitions …

Acanthamoeba is a very abundant genus of soil protists with fundamental importance in
nutrient cycling, but several strains can also act as human pathogens. The systematics of the …