Michael Bonkowski

Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne

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Two new species of the genus Stenamoeba (Discosea, Longamoebia): cytoplasmic MTOC is present in one more amoebae lineage. European journal of protistology\| PubMed ID: 24703616	2014
New country records of reptiles from Laos. Biodiversity data journal\| PubMed ID: 24723754	2013
Discrepancy between species borders at morphological and molecular levels in the genus Cochliopodium (Amoebozoa, Himatismenida), with the description of Cochliopodium plurinucleolum n. sp. Protist\| PubMed ID: 24859009	2014
A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Khammouane Province, Laos. Zootaxa\| PubMed ID: 24870071	2014
Acanthamoeba everywhere: high diversity of Acanthamoeba in soils. Parasitology research\| PubMed ID: 24951165	2014
A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from northern Laos. Zootaxa\| PubMed ID: 25081145	2014
A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the karst forest of northern Laos. Zootaxa\| PubMed ID: 25081436	2014
A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from northern Vietnam. Zootaxa\| PubMed ID: 25112615	2013
New data of three rare belondirid species (Nematoda, Dorylaimida, Belondiridae) from Vietnam, with the first record and description of the male of Oxybelondiraparaperplexa Ahmad & Jairajpuri... Biodiversity data journal\| PubMed ID: 25197235	2014
Discontinuity in the responses of ecosystem processes and multifunctionality to altered soil community composition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America\| PubMed ID: 25246582	2014
A new species of Sphenomorphus Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae) from Vietnam . Zootaxa\| PubMed ID: 25277895	2013
Reply to Byrnes et al.: Aggregation can obscure understanding of ecosystem multifunctionality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America\| PubMed ID: 25480550	2014
A new species of the Gekko japonicus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from central Laos. Zootaxa\| PubMed ID: 25543555	2014
Metatranscriptomic census of active protists in soils. The ISME journal\| PubMed ID: 25822483	2015
Expansion of the 'Reticulosphere': Diversity of Novel Branching and Network-forming Amoebae Helps to Define Variosea (Amoebozoa). Protist\| PubMed ID: 25965302	2015
Pack hunting by a common soil amoeba on nematodes. Environmental microbiology\| PubMed ID: 26079718	2015
Heterogeneity in the genus Allovahlkampfia and the description of the new genus Parafumarolamoeba (Vahlkampfiidae; Heterolobosea). European journal of protistology\| PubMed ID: 26253648	2015
Phylogeny of the Highly Divergent Echinosteliales (Amoebozoa). The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology\| PubMed ID: 26663217	2016
A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the limestone forest of Khammouane Province, central Laos. Zootaxa\| PubMed ID: 26701534	2015
Metacommunity analysis of amoeboid protists in grassland soils. Scientific reports\| PubMed ID: 26750872	2016
Description of Lecythium terrestris sp. nov. (Chlamydophryidae, Cercozoa), a Soil Dwelling Protist Feeding on Fungi and Algae. Protist\| PubMed ID: 26874465	2016
High Diversity Revealed in Leaf-Associated Protists (Rhizaria: Cercozoa) of Brassicaceae. The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology\| PubMed ID: 27005328	2016
A new species of Odorrana (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa\| PubMed ID: 27394273	2016
Re-description of Cephalobus topali Andrássy, 1970 (Rhabditida, Cephalobidae) from Vietnam, and transfer to Acrobeloides (Cobb, 1924) Thorne, 1937. Zootaxa\| PubMed ID: 27394477	2016
Two new species of the genus Aporcelinus Andrássy, 2009 (Nematoda, Dorylaimida, Aporcelaimidae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa\| PubMed ID: 27394757	2016
Evolution in karst massifs: Cryptic diversity among bent-toed geckos along the Truong Son Range with descriptions of three new species and one new country record from Laos. Zootaxa\| PubMed ID: 27394811	2016
Cyrtodactylus rufford, a new cave-dwelling bent-toed gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Khammouane Province, central Laos. Zootaxa\| PubMed ID: 27395870	2016
A new species of karst-dwelling bent-toed gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Khammouane Province, central Laos. Zootaxa\| PubMed ID: 27395993	2016
Sectonema caobangense sp. n. from Vietnam (Nematoda, Dorylaimida, Aporcelaimidae). Journal of nematology\| PubMed ID: 27418702	2016
A Third New Species of Aporcelinus (Dorylaimida, Aporcelaimidae) from Vietnam, with the First SEM Study of a Representative of the Genus. Journal of nematology\| PubMed ID: 27418703	2016
Pesticide seed dressings can affect the activity of various soil organisms and reduce decomposition of plant material. BMC ecology\| PubMed ID: 27534619	2016
Vocalizations in juvenile anurans: common spadefoot toads (Pelobates fuscus) regularly emit calls before sexual maturity. Die Naturwissenschaften\| PubMed ID: 27590626	2016
Resource Partitioning between Bacteria, Fungi, and Protists in the Detritusphere of an Agricultural Soil. Frontiers in microbiology\| PubMed ID: 27725815	2016
Expansion of the molecular and morphological diversity of Acanthamoebidae (Centramoebida, Amoebozoa) and identification of a novel life cycle type within the group. Biology direct\| PubMed ID: 28031045	2016
Shedding Light on the Polyphyletic Thecate Amoeba Genus Plagiophrys: Transition of Some of its Species to Rhizaspis (Tectofilosida, Thecofilosea, Cercozoa) and the Establishment of Sacciform... Protist\| PubMed ID: 28056380	2017
Soil networks become more connected and take up more carbon as nature restoration progresses. Nature communications\| PubMed ID: 28176768	2017
Single and Combined Effects of Pesticide Seed Dressings and Herbicides on Earthworms, Soil Microorganisms, and Litter Decomposition. Frontiers in plant science\| PubMed ID: 28270821	2017
Inferring interactions in complex microbial communities from nucleotide sequence data and environmental parameters. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 28288199	2017
Phylogeny and Systematics of Leptomyxid Amoebae (Amoebozoa, Tubulinea, Leptomyxida). Protist\| PubMed ID: 28343121	2017
Polyphyly in the Thecate Amoeba Genus Lecythium (Chlamydophryidae, Tectofilosida, Cercozoa), Redescription of its Type Species L. hyalinum, Description of L. jennyae sp. nov. and the Establi... Protist\| PubMed ID: 28499131	2017
Evolutionary Relationship of the Scale-Bearing Kraken (incertae sedis, Monadofilosa, Cercozoa, Rhizaria): Combining Ultrastructure Data and a Two-Gene Phylogeny. Protist\| PubMed ID: 28582680	2017
A new karst dwelling species of the Gekko japonicus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from central Laos. Zootaxa\| PubMed ID: 28609888	2017
Grazing of leaf-associated Cercomonads (Protists: Rhizaria: Cercozoa) structures bacterial community composition and function. Environmental microbiology\| PubMed ID: 28618206	2017
Rhogostomidae (Cercozoa) from soils, roots and plant leaves (Arabidopsis thaliana): Description of Rhogostoma epiphylla sp. nov. and R. cylindrica sp. nov. European journal of protistology\| PubMed ID: 28662495	2017
Protists are an integral part of the Arabidopsis thaliana microbiome. Environmental microbiology\| PubMed ID: 28967236	2018
Phylogeny and Redescription of the Testate Amoeba Diaphoropodon archeri (Chlamydophryidae, Thecofilosea, Cercozoa), De Saedeleer 1934, and Annotations on the Polyphyly of Testate Amoebae wit... The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology\| PubMed ID: 28983998	2018
New barcoded primers for efficient retrieval of cercozoan sequences in high-throughput environmental diversity surveys, with emphasis on worldwide biological soil crusts. Molecular ecology resources\| PubMed ID: 29058814	2018
Genotypic variability enhances the reproducibility of an ecological study. Nature ecology & evolution\| PubMed ID: 29335575	2018
Rediscovery of the Testate Amoeba Genus Penardeugenia (Thaumatomonadida, Imbricatea). Protist\| PubMed ID: 29367152	2018
Diversity of Cercomonad Species in the Phyllosphere and Rhizosphere of Different Plant Species with a Description of Neocercomonas epiphylla (Cercozoa, Rhizaria) a Leaf-Associated Protist. The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology\| PubMed ID: 29377417	2018
Soil protists: a fertile frontier in soil biology research. FEMS microbiology reviews\| PubMed ID: 29447350	2018
Utilization of organic nitrogen by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-is there a specific role for protists and ammonia oxidizers? Mycorrhiza\| PubMed ID: 29455336	2018
Reinvestigation of Phryganella paradoxa (Arcellinida, Amoebozoa) Penard 1902. The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology\| PubMed ID: 29945298	2019
Utilization of organic nitrogen by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-is there a specific role for protists and ammonia oxidizers? Mycorrhiza\| PubMed ID: 29951863	2018
Food Choice Experiments Indicate Selective Fungivorous Predation in Fisculla terrestris (Thecofilosea, Cercozoa). The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology\| PubMed ID: 30098099	2019
Cascading effects from plants to soil microorganisms explain how plant species richness and simulated climate change affect soil multifunctionality. Global change biology\| PubMed ID: 30239067	2018
Distinct communities of Cercozoa at different soil depths in a temperate agricultural field. FEMS microbiology ecology\| PubMed ID: 30915436	2019
The inconspicuous gatekeeper: endophytic Serendipita vermifera acts as extended plant protection barrier in the rhizosphere. The New phytologist\| PubMed ID: 31074884	2019
Functional Traits and Spatio-Temporal Structure of a Major Group of Soil Protists (Rhizaria: Cercozoa) in a Temperate Grassland. Frontiers in microbiology\| PubMed ID: 31244819	2019
The Dancing Star: Reinvestigation of Artodiscus saltans (Variosea, Amoebozoa) Penard 1890. Protist\| PubMed ID: 31295666	2019
Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale. Nature\| PubMed ID: 31341281	2019
Metatranscriptomics reveals unsuspected protistan diversity in leaf litter across temperate beech forests, with Amoebozoa the dominating lineage. FEMS microbiology ecology\| PubMed ID: 31557276	2019
Earthworms Coordinate Soil Biota to Improve Multiple Ecosystem Functions. Current biology : CB\| PubMed ID: 31587999	2019
Site-specific distribution of oak rhizosphere-associated oomycetes revealed by cytochrome c oxidase subunit II metabarcoding. Ecology and evolution\| PubMed ID: 31624568	2019
Making sense of environmental sequencing data: Ecologically important functional traits of the protistan groups Cercozoa and Endomyxa (Rhizaria). Molecular ecology resources\| PubMed ID: 31677344	2020
Transfer of the Thecate Amoeba Lecythium mutabilis to a Novel Genus Omnivora (Fiscullidae, Thecofilosea, Cercozoa). The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology\| PubMed ID: 31808200	2020
Phylogeny of Physarida (Amoebozoa, Myxogastria) Based on the Small-Subunit Ribosomal RNA Gene, Redefinition of Physarum pusillum s. str. and Reinstatement of P. gravidum Morgan. The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology\| PubMed ID: 31904883	2020
Root ethylene mediates rhizosphere microbial community reconstruction when chemically detecting cyanide produced by neighbouring plants. Microbiome\| PubMed ID: 31954405	2020
Multitrophic interactions in the rhizosphere microbiome of wheat: from bacteria and fungi to protists. FEMS microbiology ecology\| PubMed ID: 32124916	2020
A global database of soil nematode abundance and functional group composition. Scientific data\| PubMed ID: 32218461	2020
Checklist of beetles in the subgenus Copris (Paracopris) Balthasar from Asia with description of a new species, and redescription of Copris (Paracopris) punctulatus Wiedemann (Coleoptera: Sc... Zootaxa\| PubMed ID: 32230695	2019
Repositories for Taxonomic Data: Where We Are and What is Missing. Systematic biology\| PubMed ID: 32298457	2020
Integrative taxonomy reveals three new taxa within the complex (Caudata, Salamandridae) from Vietnam. ZooKeys\| PubMed ID: 32508505	2020
Molecular investigation of Phryganella acropodia Hertwig et Lesser, 1874 (Arcellinida, Amoebozoa). European journal of protistology\| PubMed ID: 32569993	2020
What Drives the Diversity of the Most Abundant Terrestrial Cercozoan Family (Rhogostomidae, Cercozoa, Rhizaria)? Microorganisms\| PubMed ID: 32722603	2020
Contrasting Responses of Protistan Plant Parasites and Phagotrophs to Ecosystems, Land Management and Soil Properties. Frontiers in microbiology\| PubMed ID: 32849427	2020
Trophic interactions as determinants of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community with cascading plant-promoting consequences. Microbiome\| PubMed ID: 33008469	2020
Land-use intensity alters networks between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and services. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America\| PubMed ID: 33093203	2020
Protists in the Plant Microbiome: An Untapped Field of Research. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)\| PubMed ID: 33161541	2021
Description of Phaeobola aeris gen. nov., sp. nov (Rhizaria, Cercozoa, Euglyphida) Sheds Light on Euglyphida's Dark Matter. The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology\| PubMed ID: 33222324	2021
From Forest Soil to the Canopy: Increased Habitat Diversity Does Not Increase Species Richness of Cercozoa and Oomycota in Tree Canopies. Frontiers in microbiology\| PubMed ID: 33414768	2020
Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Heterotrophic Protists (Cercozoa and Endomyxa) from Biological Soil Crusts. Microorganisms\| PubMed ID: 33498223	2021
Assembly Patterns of the Rhizosphere Microbiome Along the Longitudinal Root Axis of Maize ( L.). Frontiers in microbiology\| PubMed ID: 33643242	2021
Novel Endosymbionts in Rhizarian Amoebae Imply Universal Infection of Unrelated Free-Living Amoebae by Legionellales. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology\| PubMed ID: 33763389	2021
Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Maize ( L.) Root Growth and Its Potential Consequences for the Assembly of the Rhizosphere Microbiota. Frontiers in microbiology\| PubMed ID: 33815308	2021
To the canopy and beyond: Air dispersal as a mechanism of ubiquitous protistan pathogen assembly in tree canopies. European journal of protistology\| PubMed ID: 34090087	2021
On the phenology of protists: recurrent patterns reveal seasonal variation of protistan (Rhizaria: Cercozoa and Endomyxa) communities in tree canopies. FEMS microbiology ecology\| PubMed ID: 34117748	2021
Contrasting responses of above- and belowground diversity to multiple components of land-use intensity. Nature communications\| PubMed ID: 34168127	2021
Editorial: Rhizosphere Spatiotemporal Organisation. Frontiers in plant science\| PubMed ID: 34868189	2021
Ecological clusters of soil taxa within bipartite networks are highly sensitive to climatic conditions in global drylands. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences\| PubMed ID: 35757878	2022
Hierarchical phylogenetic community assembly of soil protists in a temperate agricultural field. Environmental microbiology\| PubMed ID: 35837871	2022
What Drives the Assembly of Plant-associated Protist Microbiomes? Investigating the Effects of Crop Species, Soil Type and Bacterial Microbiomes. Protist\| PubMed ID: 36257252	2022
Straw amendment and nitrification inhibitor controlling N losses and immobilization in a soil cooling-warming experiment. The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 36739009	2023
Stabilization of mineral-associated organic carbon in Pleistocene permafrost. Nature communications\| PubMed ID: 37055417	2023
Resource-dependent biodiversity and potential multi-trophic interactions determine belowground functional trait stability. Microbiome\| PubMed ID: 37127665	2023
Root cap is an important determinant of rhizosphere microbiome assembly. The New phytologist\| PubMed ID: 37301991	2023
Rewetting the hyper-arid Atacama Desert soil reactivates a carbon-starved microbial decomposer community and also triggers archaeal metabolism. The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 37302588	2023
Protistan predation selects for antibiotic resistance in soil bacterial communities. The ISME journal\| PubMed ID: 37794244	2023
Invasive earthworms shift soil microbial community structure in northern North American forest ecosystems. iScience\| PubMed ID: 38322986	2024
A slow-fast trait continuum at the whole community level in relation to land-use intensification. Nature communications\| PubMed ID: 38341437	2024
Biotic interactions explain seasonal dynamics of the alpine soil microbiome. ISME communications\| PubMed ID: 38500704	2024
Two-way NxP fertilisation experiment on barley () reveals shift from additive to synergistic N-P interactions at critical phosphorus fertilisation level. Frontiers in plant science\| PubMed ID: 38504892	2024
Legume rhizodeposition promotes nitrogen fixation by soil microbiota under crop diversification. Nature communications\| PubMed ID: 38575565	2024
Publisher Correction: Legume rhizodeposition promotes nitrogen fixation by soil microbiota under crop diversification. Nature communications\| PubMed ID: 38671042	2024
The impact of fungi on soil protist communities in European cereal croplands. Environmental microbiology\| PubMed ID: 39001572	2024
Plant diversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality via multitrophic diversity. Nature ecology & evolution\| PubMed ID: 39209981	2024
Algae-fungi symbioses and bacteria-fungi co-exclusion drive tree species-specific differences in canopy bark microbiomes. The ISME journal\| PubMed ID: 39418324	2024
Katarium polorum n. sp., n. g., a novel thecofilosean amoeba (Cercozoa, Rhizaria) from the polar oceans. The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology\| PubMed ID: 39613721	2025