Ravikumar R. Patel

A qPCR method facilitates study of absolute abundance, ecology, and inoculation fate of ciliate predators on the leaf surface

Predatory protists are important in shaping terrestrial microbial ecosystems, but their roles in the phyllosphere, or the communities on aerial plant surfaces, are poorly understood. Previous work found that the order Colpodida dominated heterotrophic protist communities in the phyllosphere. While most protists were sp...