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Microbiome predators in changing soils |
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| Authors: | Shunran Hu Guixin Li Alejandro Berlinches de Gea Joliese Teunissen Stefan Geisen Rutger A Wilschut Arne Schwelm Yuxin Wang |
| Institution: | 1. Laboratory of Nematology, Plant Science Group, Wageningen University & Research (WU), Wageningen, The Netherlands
College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China Contribution: Visualization (equal), Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal);2. Laboratory of Nematology, Plant Science Group, Wageningen University & Research (WU), Wageningen, The Netherlands State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China Contribution: Visualization (equal), Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal);3. Laboratory of Nematology, Plant Science Group, Wageningen University & Research (WU), Wageningen, The Netherlands;4. Laboratory of Nematology, Plant Science Group, Wageningen University & Research (WU), Wageningen, The Netherlands Bioinformatics Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands Contribution: Visualization (equal), Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal);5. Laboratory of Nematology, Plant Science Group, Wageningen University & Research (WU), Wageningen, The Netherlands Contribution: Visualization (equal), Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal);6. Laboratory of Nematology, Plant Science Group, Wageningen University & Research (WU), Wageningen, The Netherlands Department of Environment, Soils and Landuse, Teagasc Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland Contribution: Visualization (equal), Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal) |
| Abstract: | Microbiome predators shape the soil microbiome and thereby soil functions. However, this knowledge has been obtained from small-scale observations in fundamental rather than applied settings and has focused on a few species under ambient conditions. Therefore, there are several unaddressed questions on soil microbiome predators: (1) What is the role of microbiome predators in soil functioning? (2) How does global change affect microbiome predators and their functions? (3) How can microbiome predators be applied in agriculture? We show that there is sufficient evidence for the vital role of microbiome predators in soils and stress that global changes impact their functions, something that urgently needs to be addressed to better understand soil functioning as a whole. We are convinced that there is a potential for the application of microbiome predators in agricultural settings, as they may help to sustainably increase plant growth. Therefore, we plea for more applied research on microbiome predators. |
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