Species-specific predation determines the feeding impacts of six soil protist species on bacterial and eukaryotic prey

• Published in: European journal of protistology Vol. 94; p. 126090
• Main Authors: Berlinches de Gea, Alejandro, Geisen, Stefan, Grootjans, Franka, Wilschut, Rutger A., Schwelm, Arne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Elsevier GmbH 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Bacterivores; ecosystems; Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli - physiology; Eukaryota - classification; Eukaryota - physiology; eukaryotic cells; Feeding; Food Chain; fungi; Generalist; microbiome; Phylogeny; Plasmodiophora brassicae; predation; Predatory Behavior - physiology; Predator–prey interaction; Prey diversity; Protist; protists; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Saccharomyces cerevisiae - physiology; soil; Soil - chemistry; Soil - parasitology; Soil Microbiology; species; Species Specificity; Bacterivores; Generalist; Predator–prey interaction; Protist; Feeding; Prey diversity

Predatory protists play a central role in nutrient cycling and are involved in other ecosystem functions by predating the microbiome. While most soil predatory protist species arguably are bacterivorous, some protist species can prey on eukaryotes. However, studies about soil protist feeding mainly...