Geisen, Stefan ORCID: 0000-0003-0734-727X, Mitchell, Edward A. D., Adl, Sina, Bonkowski, Michael, Dunthorn, Micah, Ekelund, Flemming, Fernandez, Leonardo D. ORCID: 0000-0001-9550-1921, Jousset, Alexandre, Krashevska, Valentyna ORCID: 0000-0002-9765-5833, Singer, David ORCID: 0000-0002-4116-033X, Spiegel, Frederick W., Walochnik, Julia ORCID: 0000-0003-0356-2853 and Lara, Enrique ORCID: 0000-0001-8500-522X (2018). Soil protists: a fertile frontier in soil biology research. Fems Microbiol. Rev., 42 (3). S. 293 - 324. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1574-6976

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Abstract

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 furthered our understanding of the real taxonomic and functional diversity of soil protists. They occupy key roles in microbial foodwebs as consumers of bacteria, fungi and other small eukaryotes. As parasites of plants, animals and even of larger protists, they regulate populations and shape communities. Pathogenic forms play a major role in public health issues as human parasites, or act as agricultural pests. Predatory soil protists release nutrients enhancing plant growth. Soil protists are of key importance for our understanding of eukaryotic evolution and microbial biogeography. Soil protists are also useful in applied research as bioindicators of soil quality, as models in ecotoxicology and as potential biofertilizers and biocontrol agents. In this review, we provide an overview of the enormous morphological, taxonomical and functional diversity of soil protists, and discuss current challenges and opportunities in soil protistology. Research in soil biology would clearly benefit from incorporating more protistology alongside the study of bacteria, fungi and animals.

Item Type: Journal Article
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CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Geisen, StefanUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-0734-727XUNSPECIFIED
Mitchell, Edward A. D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Adl, SinaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bonkowski, MichaelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dunthorn, MicahUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ekelund, FlemmingUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Fernandez, Leonardo D.UNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-9550-1921UNSPECIFIED
Jousset, AlexandreUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Krashevska, ValentynaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-9765-5833UNSPECIFIED
Singer, DavidUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-4116-033XUNSPECIFIED
Spiegel, Frederick W.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Walochnik, JuliaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-0356-2853UNSPECIFIED
Lara, EnriqueUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-8500-522XUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-186903
DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuy006
Journal or Publication Title: Fems Microbiol. Rev.
Volume: 42
Number: 3
Page Range: S. 293 - 324
Date: 2018
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication: OXFORD
ISSN: 1574-6976
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
BACTERIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FREE-LIVING AMEBAS; SSU RIBOSOMAL-RNA; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI; CILIATE SPECIES RICHNESS; TESTATE AMEBAS; ACANTHAMOEBA-CASTELLANII; FOOD-WEB; REVISED CLASSIFICATION; NAKED AMEBASMultiple languages
MicrobiologyMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/18690

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