Trophic Regulations of the Soil Microbiome

Predators of the soil microbiome regulate microbial structure and functions via both preferential and nonpreferential feeding, with implications on their structure (e.g., diversity) and functions (e.g., nutrient mineralization). The trophic cascade effects on the soil microbiome is often masked due to intraguild predation and omnivory in the soil. Less is known about how microbiome predators influence the competition between soil bacteria and...