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Functional Role of Mucilage - Border Cells: A Complex Facilitating Protozoan Effects on Plant Growth

Abstract In rhizosphere soil, mucilage and root border cells (RBCs) form a functional entity, the mucilage border-cell complex (MB complex). Carbohydrates of the MB complex...

Protozoa stimulate N uptake and growth of arbuscular mycorrhizal plants

Highlights Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi co-occur with protozoa in virtually any soil. Interactive effects of AM fungi and protozoa on plant growth are little known....

Contrasting effects of microbial partners in the rhizosphere: interactions between Norway Spruce seedlings (Picea abies Karst.), mycorrhiza (Paxillus involutus (Batsch) Fr.) and naked amoebae (protozoa)

Abstract The importance of the soil microbial community for plant mineral nutrition and nutrient cycling has long been recognized. One of the most important interactions is the symbiosis of...

Interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomus intraradices, Glomeromycota) and amoebae (Acanthamoeba castellanii, Protozoa) in the rhizosphere of rice (Oryza sativa)

Abstract Rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) were grown in microcosms containing soil with a diverse bacterial community (control) and inoculated either with an axenic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (Glomus intraradices) or...

Testate Amoebae and Nutrient Cycling with Particular Reference to Soils

Abstract We asked the following question: Is the lack of attention given to testate amoebae, and other protists, in studies of nutrient cycling justified by...

Protist diversity on a nature reserve in NW England—With particular reference to their role in soil biogenic silicon pools

Highlights Considering only a few groups of microorganisms greatly increases the known diversity of a nature reserve. This microbial diversity is important in many ecological processes....

Soil bacteria and protozoa affect root branching via effects on the auxin and cytokinin balance in plants

Abstract Lateral roots are crucial for the plasticity of root responses to environmental conditions in soil. The bacterivorous microfauna has been shown to increase root...

The model predator Acanthamoeba castellanii induces the production of 2,4, DAPG by the biocontrol strain Pseudomonas fluorescens Q2-87

Abstract Fluorescent pseudomonads show great potential as biological control agents due to their capability to produce antifungal toxins such as 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG). DAPG is synthesized from the...

Protists: Puppet Masters of the Rhizosphere Microbiome

Highlights The rhizosphere microbiome is a major determinant of plant fitness. The mechanisms driving microbiome assembly are, however, widely unknown, impeding its efficient management. Here...