Soil Protists in Three Neotropical Rainforests are Hyperdiverse and Dominated by Parasites
F. Mahe, C. de Vargas, D. Bass, L. Czech, A. Stamatakis, E. Lara, D. Singer, J. Mayor, J. Bunge, S. Sernaker, T. Siemensmeyer, I. Trautmann, S. Romac, C. Berney, A. Kozlov, , M. Dunthorn
The paper investigates protist diversity in Neotropical rainforest soils, finding them hyperdiverse and dominated by parasitic Apicomplexa, which may influence animal diversity.
bioRxiv · Jul 27, 2016Microbiology