Daniel J. Gage

This paper isolates and characterizes Neuromorpha vorax, a previously unculturable soil protist, showing it can be cultured on bacteriophage lysate and exhibits a complex life cycle with cannibalistic behaviors.

This study shows that rhizosphere protists host bacterial communities that persist in the rhizosphere after inoculation, influencing plant growth and microbiome composition.

This paper shows that adding soil protists to agrochemical seed treatments improves pest protection by enhancing agrochemical transport through soil.

This paper introduces an optogenetic system in Sinorhizobium meliloti to control exopolysaccharide production and biofilm structure using light.