Prof. dr. Wietse de Boer

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Wietse de Boer is senior researcher at the department of Microbial Ecology (NIOO-KNAW). Since 1 March 2012 he is also connected as special Professor in Microbial Soil Ecology to the Wageningen University, department of Soil Quality.

Other professional activities

Editor of FEMS Micobial Ecology (2010-2019)
Editorial Board of Pedobiologia
Advising Member - Dutch Centre for Soil Ecology
Member of national and international PhD thesis evaluation committees
Member of national and international grant evaluation committees
Co-organizer of international PhD course Microbial Ecology (Research School PE&RC)
Invited lecturer at national and international MSc and PhD courses
Key-note speaker at national and international scientific symposia

Nederlandstalige info over het onderzoeksgebied: inaugurele rede en bijdrage aan cahier Leve(n)de Bodem

Review articles with further details on the research interests in fungal-bacterial interactions:

De Boer et al (2005) FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 29, 795-811 ( doi:10.1016/j.femsre.2004.11.005)

Garbeva et al (2011) Soil Biol. Biochem. 43, 469-477 ( doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.11.020)

Van der Wal et al (2013) FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 37, 477-494 (doi:10.1111/1574-6976.12001)

De Boer (2017) Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 37, 25-41 ( doi:10.1016/j.mib.2017.03.007)

De Boer et al (2019) FEMS Microb. Ecol. 95 (8) ( doi:10.1093/femsec/fiz 105)

Phytotron Steering Group

De Boer Group

Bacteria and fungi are two key groups of micro-organisms in soils. Their activities are essential for carbon and mineral cycling and plant performance. Fungal...Read more

Microbiology Lab Steering Group

CCC: Clever Cover cropping. Synergistic Mixtures for Sustainable Soils

Since recently, Dutch farmers are required to grow cover crops in mixtures of at least two plant species. Cleverly chosen species mixtures can support greater inputs into the soil C reservoir, driving increases in soil N and P, and reduce pathogen pressure on the main crop. In this project we will...Read more

Sapro-Feed: Increasing Crop Health by Managing Natural Microbial Interactions

There is an urgent need for novel environmentally-friendly approaches to control diseases by soil-borne pathogens as the use of chemical pesticides is strongly restricted by EU regulations. However, biological alternatives like the use of microbial biocontrol inoculants do mostly not give...Read more

Role of volatile organic compounds (mVOCs) in competition between fungi and bacteria in soil

This project, partly funded by the Chinese Scholarship Council, is examining the role of microbial volatiles in the competition between fungi and bacteria in soils. The major research question is whether volatiles produced by bacteria give them a competitive advantage by suppressing fungi. This...Read more

Use of cover crop residues to stimulate disease-suppressing capacities of soil microbial communities

This project, partly funded by the Chinese Scholarship Council, is examining the effects of decomposing cover crops on the suppression of diseases caused by root-infecting fungi. The two main topics of this project are: (1) Production of pathogen-inhibiting volatiles during decomposition of cover...Read more

SmartResidue

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and accounts for up to 17% of global warming according to the IPCC. Agricultural soils have always been regarded as a methane source, but recent research by the Bodelier group has shown that in laboratory conditions, these soils are capable of (circum-)atmospheric...Read more

Current collaborations:

Chairgroup Soil Biology, WUR, Wageningen

Lab. of Entomology, WUR, Wagenngen

Center for Soil Ecology,NIOO-WUR, Wageningen

Business unit Bionteractions & Plant Health, WUR, Wageningen

Westerdijk Institute, Utrecht

Co-innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China

College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China

Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Acadamy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China

2020

Drost, S. M., Rutgers, M., Wouterse, M., De Boer, W., & Bodelier, P. (2020). Decomposition of mixtures of cover crop residues increases microbial functional diversity. Geoderma, 361, [114060]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.114060
Masteling, R., Voorhoeve, L., Ijsselmuiden, J., Dini-Andreote, F., De Boer, W., & Raaijmakers, J. M. (2020). DiSCount: computer vision for automated quantification of Striga seed germination. Plant Methods, 16(60). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-020-00602-8
Di Lonardo, D. P., van der Wal, A., Harkes, P., & de Boer, W. (2020). Effect of nitrogen on fungal growth efficiency. Plant Biosystems. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.01.19.911727, https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2020.1779849
Clocchiatti, A., Hannula, E., Van den Berg, M., Korthals, G., & De Boer, W. (2020). The hidden potential of saprotrophic fungi in arable soil: patterns of short-term stimulation by organic amendments. Applied Soil Ecology, 147, [103434]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.103434
Li, X. G., Garbeva, P., Liu, X., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., Clocchiatti, A., Hundscheid, M. P. J., Wang, X., & De Boer, W. (2020). Volatile-mediated antagonism of soil bacterial communities against fungi. Environmental Microbiology, 22(3), 1025-1035. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14808

2019

Janssens, T. K. S., Tyc, O., Besselink, H., De Boer, W., & Garbeva, P. V. (2019). Biological activities associated with the volatile compound 2,5-bis(1-methylethyl)-pyrazine. FEMS Microbiology Letters, [fnz023]. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnz023
Pennanen, T., Fritze, H., de Boer, W., & Baldrian, P. (2019). Editorial: special issue on the ecology of soil microorganisms. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 95(12), [fiz154]. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz154
Di Lonardo, P., De Boer, W., Zweers, A. J., & Van der Wal, A. (2019). Effect of the amount of organic trigger compounds, nitrogen and soil microbial biomass on the magnitude of priming of soil organic matter. PLoS One, 15(5), [0216730]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216730
Masteling, R., Lombard, L., De Boer, W., Raaijmakers, J. M., & Dini-Andreote, F. (2019). Harnessing the microbiome to control plant parasitic weeds. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 49(June), 26-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2019.09.006
Li, X. G., Jousset, A., De Boer, W., Carriön, V. J., Zhang, T., Wang, X., & Kuramae, E. E. (2019). Legacy of land use history determines reprogramming of plant physiology by soil microbiome. ISME Journal, 13, 738-751. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0300-0
De Boer, W., Li, X. G., Meisner, A., & Garbeva, P. V. (2019). Pathogen suppression by microbial volatile organic compounds in soils. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 95(8), [fiz105]. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz105
Barel, J. M., Kuyper, T. W., de Boer, W., & De Deyn, G. B. (2019). Plant presence reduces root and shoot litter decomposition rates of crops and wild relatives. Plant and Soil, 438(1), 313-327. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-03981-7
Ho, A., Lee, H. J., Reumer, M. R., Meima-Franke, M., Raaijmakers, C. E., Zweers, A. J., De Boer, W., van der Putten, W. H., & Bodelier, P. L. E. (2019). Unexpected role of canonical aerobic methanotrophs in upland agricultural soils. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 131(April), [1-8]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.12.020
Barel, J. M., Kuyper, T. W., Paul, J., de Boer, W., Cornelissen, J. H. C., & De Deyn, G. B. (2019). Winter cover crop legacy effects on litter decomposition act through litter quality and microbial community changes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(1), 132-143. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13261

2018

Schulz-Bohm, K., Gerards, S., Hundscheid, M. P. J., Melenhorst, J., De Boer, W., & Garbeva, P. V. (2018). Calling from distance: Attraction of soil bacteria by plant root volatiles. ISME Journal, 12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-017-0035-3
Barel, J. M., Kuyper, T. W., de Boer, W., Douma, J. C., & De Deyn, G. B. (2018). Legacy effects of diversity in space and time driven by winter cover crop biomass and nitrogen concentration. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55(1), 299-310. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12929
Di Lonardo, P., Manrubia, M., De Boer, W., Zweers, A. J., Veen, G. F., & Van der Wal, A. (2018). Relationship between home-field advantage of litter decomposition and priming of soil organic matter. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 126, 49-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.07.025
Meisner, A., & De Boer, W. (2018). Strategies to maintain natural biocontrol of soil-borne crop diseases during severe drought and rainfall events. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, [02279]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02279
Li, X., De Boer, W., Zhang, Y., Ding, C., Zhang, T., & Wang, X. (2018). Suppression of soil-borne Fusarium pathogens of peanut by intercropping with the medicinal herb Atractylodes lancea. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 116, 120 - 130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.09.029
Van Agtmaal, M., Straathof, A. L., Termorshuizen, A. J., Lievens, B., Hoffland, E., & De Boer, W. (2018). Volatile-mediated suppression of plant pathogens is related to soil properties and microbial community composition. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 164-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.11.015

2017

Brinkman, E. P., Raaijmakers, C. E., De Boer, W., & van der Putten, W. H. (2017). Changing soil legacies to direct restoration of plant communities. AoB PLANTS, in press, [plx038]. https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plx038
van der Wal, A., & De Boer, W. (2017). Dinner in the dark: Illuminating drivers of soil organic matter decomposition. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 105, 45-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.11.006
Ho, A., Ijaz, U. Z., Janssens, T., Ruijs, R., Kim, S. Y., De Boer, W., Termorshuizen, A. J., van der Putten, W. H., & Bodelier, P. L. E. (2017). Effects of bio-based residue amendments on greenhouse gas emission from agricultural soil are stronger than effects of soil type with different microbial community composition. Global Change Biology Bioenergy, 9(12), 1707-1720. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12457
Tyc, O., de Jager, V. C. L., Van den Berg, M., Gerards, S., Janssens, T., Zaagman, N., Kai, M., Svatos, A., Zweers, A. J., Hordijk, C. A., Besselink, H., De Boer, W., & Garbeva, P. V. (2017). Exploring bacterial interspecific interactions for discovery of novel antimicrobial compounds. Microbial Biotechnology, 10(4), 910-925. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12735
Van Agtmaal, M., Straathof, A. L., Termorshuizen, A. J., Teurlincx, S., Hundscheid, M. P. J., Ruyters, S., Busschaert, P., Lievens, B., & De Boer, W. (2017). Exploring the reservoir of potential fungal plant pathogens in agricultural soil. Applied Soil Ecology, 121, 152-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.09.032
Van der Wal, A., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., De Hollander, M., & De Boer, W. (2017). Fungal diversity and potential tree pathogens in decaying logs and stumps. Forest Ecology and Management, 406, 266-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.08.018
Schmidt, R. L., de Jager, V. C. L., Zühlke, D., Wolff, C., Bernhardt, J., Cankar, K., Beekwilder, J., van Ijcken, W., Sleutels, F., De Boer, W., Riedel, K., & Garbeva, P. V. (2017). Fungal volatile compounds induce production of the secondary metabolite Sodorifen in Serratia plymuthica PRI-2C. Scientific Reports, 7, [862 ]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00893-3
Schulz-Bohm, K., Tyc, O., De Boer, W., Peereboom, N., Debets, F., Zaagman, N., Janssens, T. K. S., & Garbeva, P. (2017). Fungus-associated bacteriome in charge of their host behaviour. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 102, 38-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2016.07.011
Kurm, V., van der Putten, W. H., De Boer, W., Naus-Wiezer, S. M. H., & Hol, W. H. G. (2017). Low abundant soil bacteria can be metabolically versatile and fast growing. Ecology, 98(2), 555-564. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1670
Di Lonardo, P., De Boer, W., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., Hannula, S. E., & Van der Wal, A. (2017). Priming of soil organic matter: Chemical structure of added compounds is more important than the energy content. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 108, 41-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.01.017
Eisenhauer, N., Antunes, P. M., Bennett, A. E., Birkhofer, K., Bissett, A., Bowker, M. A., Caruso, T., Chen, B., Coleman, D. C., De Boer, W., De Ruiter, P. C., DeLuca, T. H., Frati, F., Griffiths, B. S., Hart, M. M., Hättenschwiler, S., Haimi, J., Heethoff, M., Kaneko, N.,... Powell, J. R. (2017). Priorities for research in soil ecology. Pedobiologia, 63(Supplement C), 1 - 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2017.05.003
Hannula, S. E., Morriën, E., De Hollander, M., van der Putten, W. H., van Veen, J. A., & De Boer, W. (2017). Shifts in rhizosphere fungal community during secondary succession following abandonment from agriculture. ISME Journal, 11, 2294-2304. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2017.90
Morriën, E., Hannula, S. E., Snoek, B., Helmsing, N. R., Zweers, H., De Hollander, M., Lujan Soto, R., Bouffaud, M. L., Buée, M., Dimmers, W., Duyts, H., Geisen, S., Girlanda, M., Griffiths, R. I., Jørgensen, H-B., Jensen, J., Plassart, P., Redecker, D., Schmelz, R. M.,... van der Putten, W. H. (2017). Soil networks become more connected and take up more carbon as nature restoration progresses. Nature Communications, 8, [14349]. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14349
Van der Wal, A., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., & De Boer, W. (2017). Soil-wood interactions: influence of decaying coniferous and broadleaf logs on composition of soil fungal communities. Fungal Ecology, 30(December), 132-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2017.08.006
Schulz-Bohm, K., Geisen, S., Wubs, E. R. J., Song, C., De Boer, W., & Garbeva, P. V. (2017). The prey’s scent – volatile organic compound mediated interactions between soil bacteria and their protist predators. ISME Journal, 11, 817-820. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2016.144
De Boer, W. (2017). Upscaling of fungal-bacterial interactions: from the lab to the field. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 37, 35-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2017.03.007

2016

Adam, E., Groenenboom, A. E., Kurm, V. K., Rajewska, M., Schmidt, R. L., Tyc, O., Weidner, S., Berg, G., De Boer, W., & Salles, J. (2016). Controlling the microbiome: microhabitat adjustments for successful biocontrol strategies in soil and human gut: Opinion article. Frontiers in Microbiology, in press, [1079]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01079
Bai, Y., Eijsink, V. G. H., Kielak, A. M., Van Veen, J. A., & De Boer, W. (2016). Genomic comparison of chitinolytic enzyme systems from terrestrial and aquatic bacteria. Environmental Microbiology, 18(1), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12545
Schmidt, R., Etalo, D. N., de Jager, V. C. L., Gerards, S., Zweers, H., De Boer, W., & Garbeva, P. V. (2016). Microbial small talk: volatiles in fungal-bacterial interactions. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, [01495]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01495
Van der Wal, A., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Crowther, T. W., & De Boer, W. (2016). Patterns of natural fungal community assembly during initial decay of coniferous and broadleaf tree logs. Ecosphere, 7(7), [1393]. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1393
Uroz, S., Oger, P., Tisserand, E., Cebron, A., Turpault, M. -P., Buee, M., De Boer, W., Leveau, J. H. J., & Frey-Klett, P. (2016). Specific impacts of beech and Norway spruce on the structure and diversity of the rhizosphere and soil microbial communities. Scientific Reports, 6. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep27756
Ballhausen, M-B., & De Boer, W. (2016). The sapro-rhizosphere: Carbon flow from saprotrophic fungi into fungus-feeding bacteria. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 102(November), 14-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.06.014
Ballhausen, M-B., Vandamme, P., & De Boer, W. (2016). Trait differentiation within the fungus-feeding (mycophagous) bacterial genus Collimonas. PLoS One, 11(6), [e0157552]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157552

2015

Schulz-Bohm, K., Zweers, H., De Boer, W., & Garbeva, P. (2015). A fragrant neighborhood: Volatile mediated bacterial interactions in soil. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, [01212]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01212
De Boer, W., Hundscheid, M. P. J., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., De Ridder-Duine, A. S., Thion, C., van Veen, J. A., & Van der Wal, A. (2015). Antifungal rhizosphere bacteria can increase as response to the presence of saprotrophic fungi. PLoS One, 10(9), [e0137988]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137988
Rudnick, M. B., van Veen, J. A., & de Boer, W. (2015). Baiting of bacteria with hyphae of common soil fungi revealed a diverse group of potentially mycophagous secondary consumers in the rhizosphere. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 88(September), 73-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.04.015
Hol, G., De Boer, W., de Hollander, M., Kuramae, E. E., Meisner, A., & van der Putten, W. (2015). Context dependency and saturating effects of loss of rare soil microbes on plant productivity. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6, [485]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2015.00485
Wolf, A. B., Rudnick, M. B., De Boer, W., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2015). Early colonizers of unoccupied habitats represent a minority of the soil bacterial community. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 91(5), [fiv024]. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiv024
Song, C., Schmidt, R. L., de Jager, V. C. L., Krzyzanowska, D., Jongedijk, E., Cankar, K., Beekwilder, J., van Veen, A., De Boer, W., van Veen, J. A., & Garbeva, P. V. (2015). Exploring the genomic traits of fungus-feeding bacterial genus Collimonas. BMC Genomics, 16, [1103]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-2289-3
van Agtmaal, M., van Os, G., Hol, G., Hundscheid, M. P. J., Runia, W., Hordijk, C., & De Boer, W. (2015). Legacy effects of anaerobic soil disinfestation on soil bacterial community composition and production of pathogen-suppressing volatiles. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, [701]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00701
Ballhausen, M-B., van Veen, J. A., Hundscheid, M. P. J., & De Boer, W. (2015). Methods for baiting and enriching fungus-feeding (mycophagous) rhizosphere bacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, [01416]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01416
Van der Wal, A., Ottosson, E. G. B., & De Boer, W. (2015). Neglected role of fungal community composition in explaining variation in wood decay rates. Ecology, 96(1), 124-133. https://doi.org/10.1890/14-0242.1
Hol, G., Garbeva, P., Hordijk, C., Hundscheid, M. P. J., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., Van Agtmaal, M., Kuramae, E. E., & De Boer, W. (2015). Non-random species loss in bacterial communities reduces antifungal volatile production. Ecology, 96(8), 2042-2048. https://doi.org/10.1890/14-2359.1
Rudnick, M. B., van Veen, J. A., & De Boer, W. (2015). Oxalic acid: a signal molecule for fungus-feeding bacteria of the genus Collimonas? Environmental Microbiology Reports, 7(5), 709-714. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12290
Deveau, A., Barret, M., Diedhiou, A. G., Leveau, J., de Boer, W., Martin, F., Sarniguet, A., & Frey-Klett, P. (2015). Pairwise Transcriptomic Analysis of the Interactions Between the Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Laccaria bicolor S238N and Three Beneficial, Neutral and Antagonistic Soil Bacteria. Microbial Ecology, 69(1), 146-159. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-014-0445-y
Ho, A., Reim, A., Kim, S. Y., Meima-Franke, M., Termorshuizen, A. J., De Boer, W., Van der Putten, W. H., & Bodelier, P. L. E. (2015). Unexpected stimulation of soil methane uptake as emergent property of agricultural soils following bio-based residue application. Global Change Biology, 21(10), 3864-3879. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12974
Schmidt, R., Cordovez, V., De Boer, W., Raaijmakers, J., & Garbeva, P. (2015). Volatile affairs in microbial interactions. ISME Journal, 9, 2329-2335. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2015.42
Tyc, O., Zweers, H., De Boer, W., & Garbeva, P. V. (2015). Volatiles in inter-specific bacterial interactions. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, [2015.01412]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01412

2014

Hol, W. H. G., De Boer, W., & Medina, A. (2014). Beneficial interactions in the rhizosphere. In J. Dighton, & J. A. K. Krumins [Eds.], Interactions in soil: promoting plant growth (Vol. Vol 1, pp. 59-80). (Biodiversity, Community and Ecosystems). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8890-8_3
Prenafeta-Boldu, F. X., Summerbell, R. C., De Boer, W., Boschker, H. T. S., & Gams, W. (2014). Biodiversity and ecology of soil fungi in a primary succession of a temperate coastal dune system. Nova Hedwigia, 99(3-4), 347-372. https://doi.org/10.1127/0029-5035/2014/0203
Fritsche, K., Van den Berg, M., De Boer, W., Van Beek, T. A., Raaijmakers, J. M., Van Veen, J. A., & Leveau, J. H. J. (2014). Biosynthetic genes and activity spectrum of antifungal polyynes from Collimonas fungivorans Ter331. Environmental Microbiology, 16(5), 1334-1345. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12440
Hannula, S. E., De Boer, W., & Van Veen, J. A. (2014). Do genetic modifications in crops affect soil fungi? a review. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 50(3), 433-446. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-014-0895-x
Bodeker, I. T. M., Clemmensen, K. E., De Boer, W., Martin, F., Olson, A., & Lindahl, B. D. (2014). Ectomycorrhizal Cortinarius species participate in enzymatic oxidation of humus in northern forest ecosystems. New Phytologist, 203(1), 245-256. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.12791
Tyc, O., Van den Berg, M., Gerards, S., Van Veen, J. A., Raaijmakers, J., De Boer, W., & Garbeva, P. (2014). Impact of interspecific interactions on antimicrobial activity among soil bacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology, 5, [567]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00567
Meisner, A., Hol, W. H. G., De Boer, W., Krumins, J. A., Wardle, D. A., & Van der Putten, W. H. (2014). Plant-soil feedbacks of exotic plant species across life forms: a meta-analysis. Biological Invasions, 16(12), 2551-2561. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-014-0685-2
Garbeva, P. V., Hordijk, C. A., Gerards, S., & De Boer, W. (2014). Volatile-mediated interactions between phylogenetically different soil bacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology, 5, 289. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00289
Garbeva, P. V., Hordijk, C. A., Gerards, S., & De Boer, W. (2014). Volatiles produced by the mycophagous soil bacterium Collimonas. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 87(3), 639-649. https://doi.org/10.1111/1574-6941.12252

2013

Van der Wal, A., Geydan, T. D., Kuyper, T. W., & De Boer, W. (2013). A thready affair: linking fungal diversity and community dynamics to terrestrial decomposition processes. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 37(4), 477-494. https://doi.org/10.1111/1574-6976.12001
Hol, W. H. G., De Boer, W., ten Hooven, F., & Van der Putten, W. H. (2013). Competition increases sensitivity of wheat (Triticum aestivum) to biotic plant-soil feedback. PLoS One, 8(6), [e66085]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066085
Franco Dias, A. C., Dini-Andreote, F., Hannula, S. E., de Cassia Pereira e Silva, M., Salles, J., De Boer, W., Van Veen, J. A., & Van Elsas, J. D. (2013). Different Selective Effects on Rhizosphere Bacteria Exerted by Genetically Modified versus Conventional Potato Lines. PLoS One, 8(7), [e67948]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067948
Hannula, S. E., De Boer, W., Baldrian, P., & Van Veen, J. A. (2013). Effect of genetic modification of potato starch on decomposition of leaves and tubers and on fungal decomposer communities. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 58, 88-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.11.008
Hol, W. H. G., De Boer, W., Termorshuizen, A. J., Meyer, K. M., Schneider, J. H. M., Van der Putten, W. H., & Van Dam, N. M. (2013). Heterodera schachtii nematodes interfere with aphid-plant relations on Brassica oleracea. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 39(9), 1193-1203. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-013-0338-4
Wolf, A. B., Vos, M., de Boer, W., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2013). Impact of matric potential and pore size distribution on growth dynamics of filamentous and non-filamentous soil bacteria. PLoS One, 8(12), [e83661]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083661
Krumins, J. A., Van Oevelen, D., Bezemer, T. M., De Deyn, G. B., Hol, W. H. G., Van Donk, E., De Boer, W., De Ruiter, P. C., Middelburg, J. J., Monroy, F., Soetaert, K. E. R., Thebault, E., Van de Koppel, J., Van Veen, J. A., Viketoft, M., & Van der Putten, W. H. (2013). Soil and Freshwater and Marine Sediment Food Webs: Their Structure and Function. BioScience, 63(1), 35-42. https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2013.63.1.8
Meisner, A., De Deyn, G. B., De Boer, W., & Van der Putten, W. H. (2013). Soil biotic legacy effects of extreme weather events influence plant invasiveness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(24), 9835-9838. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1300922110

2012

Hannula, S. E., Boschker, H. T. S., De Boer, W., & Van Veen, J. A. (2012). 13C pulse-labeling assessment of the community structure of active fungi in the rhizosphere of a genetically starch-modified potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivar and its parental isoline. New Phytologist, 194(3), 784-799. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04089.x
Hannula, S. E., De Boer, W., & Van Veen, J. A. (2012). A 3-year study reveals that plant growth stage, season and field site affect soil fungal communities while cultivar and GM-trait have minor effects. PLoS One, 7(4), [e33819]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033819
Kulichevskaya, I. S., Kostina, L. A., Valášková, V., Rijpstra, I. C., Sinninghe Damsté, J. S., De Boer, W., & Dedysh, S. N. (2012). Acidicapsa borealis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Acidicapsa ligni sp. nov., subdivision 1 Acidobacteria from Sphagnum peat and decaying wood. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 62(PT_7), 1512-1520. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.034819-0
Mela, F., Fritsche, K., De Boer, W., Van den Berg, M., Van Veen, J. A., Maharaj, N. N., & Leveau, J. H. J. (2012). Comparative genomics of bacteria from the genus Collimonas: linking (dis)similarities in gene content to phenotypic variation and conservation. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 4(4), 424-432. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-2229.2012.00336.x
Cornelissen, J. H. C., Sass-Klaassen, U., Poorter, L., Van Geffen, K. G., Van Logtestijn, R., Van Hal, J., Goudzwaard, L., Sterck, F. J., Klaassen, R. K. W. M., Freschet, G. T., Van der Wal, A., Eshuis, H., Zuo, J., De Boer, W., Lamers, T., Weemstra, M., Cretin, V., Martin, R., Den Ouden, J.,... Hefting, M. M. (2012). Controls on Coarse Wood Decay in Temperate Tree Species: Birth of the LOGLIFE Experiment. Ambio, 41, 231-245. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-012-0304-3
Garbeva, P. V., Van Elsas, J. D., & De Boer, W. (2012). Draft Genome Sequence of the Antagonistic Rhizosphere Bacterium Serratia plymuthica Strain PRI-2C. Journal of Bacteriology, 194(15), 4119-4120. https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.00679-12
Brinkman, E. P., Raaijmakers, C. E., Bakx-Schotman, J. M. T., Hannula, S. E., Kemmers, R. H., De Boer, W., & Van der Putten, W. H. (2012). Matgrass sward plant species benefit from soil organisms. Applied Soil Ecology, 62, 61-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.07.012
Meisner, A., De Boer, W., Cornelissen, J. H. C., & Van der Putten, W. H. (2012). Reciprocal effects of litter from exotic and congeneric native plant species via soil nutrients. PLoS One, 7(2), [e31596]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031596
Nazir, R., Zhang, M. Z., De Boer, W., & Van Elsas, J. D. (2012). The capacity to comigrate with Lyophyllum sp strain Karsten through different soils is spread among several phylogenetic groups within the genus Burkholderia. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 50, 221-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.03.015

2011

Meisner, A., De Boer, W., Verhoeven, K. J. F., Boschker, H. T. S., & Van der Putten, W. H. (2011). Comparison of nutrient acquisition in exotic plant species and congeneric natives. Journal of Ecology, 99(6), 1308-1315. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01858.x
Mela, F., Fritsche, K., De Boer, W., Van Veen, J. A., de Graaff, L., Van den Berg, M., & Leveau, J. H. J. (2011). Dual transcriptional profiling of a bacterial/fungal confrontation: Collimonas fungivorans versus Aspergillus niger. ISME Journal, 5(9), 1494-1504. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2011.29
Garbeva, P. V., Hol, W. H. G., Termorshuizen, A. J., Kowalchuk, G. A., & De Boer, W. (2011). Fungistasis and general soil biostasis - A new synthesis. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 43(3), 469-477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.11.020
Garbeva, P. V., Tyc, O., Remus-Emsermann, M. N. P., Van der Wal, A., Vos, M., Silby, M. W., & De Boer, W. (2011). No apparent costs for facultative antibiotic production by the soil bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf0-1. PLoS One, 6(11), [e27266]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027266
Garbeva, P. V., Silby, M. W., Raaijmakers, J. M., Levy, S., & De Boer, W. (2011). Transcriptional and antagonistic responses of Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf0-1 to phylogenetically different bacterial competitors. ISME Journal, 5(6), 973-985. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2010.196

2010

Lindahl, B. D., De Boer, W., & Finlay, R. D. (2010). Disruption of root carbon transport into forest humus stimulates fungal opportunists at the expense of mycorrhizal fungi. ISME Journal, 4(7), 872-881. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2010.19
Hannula, S. E., De Boer, W., & Van Veen, J. A. (2010). In situ dynamics of soil fungal communities under different genotypes of potato, including a genetically modified cultivar. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 42(12), 2211-2223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.08.020
De Boer, W., Folman, L. B., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., Svensson, T., Bastviken, D., Oberg, G., Del Rio, J. C., & Boddy, L. (2010). Mechanism of antibacterial activity of the white-rot fungus Hypholoma fasciculare colonizing wood. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 56(5), 380-388. https://doi.org/10.1139/W10-023
Hol, W. H. G., De Boer, W., Termorshuizen, A. J., Meyer, K. M., Schneider, J. H. M., Van Dam, N. M., Van Veen, J. A., & Van der Putten, W. H. (2010). Reduction of rare soil microbes modifies plant-herbivore interactions. Ecology Letters, 13(3), 292-301. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01424.x
Leveau, J. H. J., Uroz, S., & De Boer, W. (2010). The bacterial genus Collimonas mycophagy, weathering, and other adaptive solutions to life in oligotrophic soil environments. Environmental Microbiology, 12(2), 281-292. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.02010.x

2009

Uroz, S., Calvaruso, C., Turpault, M. P., Sarniguet, A., De Boer, W., Leveau, J. H. J., & Frey-Klett, P. (2009). Efficient mineral weathering is a distinctive functional trait of the bacterial genus Collimonas. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 41(10), 2178-2186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.07.031
Höppener-Ogawa, S., Leveau, J. H. J., Hundscheid, M. P. J., Van Veen, J. A., & De Boer, W. (2009). Impact of Collimonas bacteria on community composition of soil fungi. Environmental Microbiology, 11(6), 1444-1452. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01872.x
Garbeva, P. V., & De Boer, W. (2009). Inter-specific interactions between carbon-limited soil bacteria affect behavior and gene expression. Microbial Ecology, 58(1), 36-46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-009-9502-3
Vorob'ev, A. V., De Boer, W., Folman, L. B., Bodelier, P. L. E., Doronina, N. V., Suzina, N. E., Trotsenko, Y. A., & Dedysh, S. N. (2009). Methylovirgula ligni gen. nov., sp. nov., an obligately acidophilic, facultatively methylotrophic bacterium with a highly divergent mxaF gene. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 59, 2538-2545. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.010074-0
Höppener-Ogawa, S., Leveau, J. H. J., Van Veen, J. A., & De Boer, W. (2009). Mycophagous growth of Collimonas bacteria in natural soils, impact on fungal biomass turnover and interactions with mycophagous Trichoderma fungi. ISME Journal, 3(2), 190-198. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2008.97
Meisner, A., De Boer, W., Hol, W. H. G., Krumins, J. A., & Van der Putten, W. H. (2009). No Paradox for Invasive Plants. Science Magazine, 325(5942), 814-814. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.325_814
Valášková, V., De Boer, W., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., Pospíšek, M., & Baldrian, P. (2009). Phylogenetic composition and properties of bacteria coexisting with the fungus Hypholoma fasciculare in decaying wood. ISME Journal, 3(10), 1218-1221. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2009.64
Van der Wal, A., De Boer, W., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., & Van Veen, J. A. (2009). Possible mechanism for spontaneous establishment of Calluna vulgaris in a recently abandoned agricultural field. Restoration Ecology, 17(2), 308-313. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00349.x
Bengtson, P., Bastviken, D., De Boer, W., & Öberg, G. (2009). Possible role of reactive chlorine in microbial antagonism and organic matter chlorination in terrestrial environments. Environmental Microbiology, 11(6), 1330-1339. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01915.x
Van der Wal, A., Bloem, J., Mulder, C. H., & De Boer, W. (2009). Relative abundance and activity of melanized hyphae in different soil ecosystems. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 41(2), 417-419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.10.031
Buée, M., De Boer, W., Martin, F., van Overbeek, L., & Jurkevitch, E. (2009). The rhizosphere zoo: An overview of plant-associated communities of microorganisms, including phages, bacteria, archaea, and fungi, and of some of their structuring factors. Plant and Soil, 321(1-2), 189-212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-009-9991-3

2008

Höppener-Ogawa, S., De Boer, W., Leveau, J. H. J., Van Veen, J. A., de Brandt, E., Vanlaere, E., Sutton, H., Dare, D. J., & Vandamme, P. (2008). Collimonas arenae sp. nov. and Collimonas pratensis sp. nov., isolated from (semi-) natural grassland soils. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 58, 414-419. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65375-0
Mela, F., Fritsche, K., Boersma, H., van Elsas, J. D., Bartels, D., Meyer, F., De Boer, W., Van Veen, J. A., & Leveau, J. H. J. (2008). Comparative genomics of the pIPO2/pSB102 family of environmental plasmids: sequence, evolution, and ecology of pTer331 isolated from Collimonas fungivorans Ter331. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 66(1), 45-62. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2008.00472.x
van Leeuwen, M. R., Smant, W., De Boer, W., & Dijksterhuis, J. (2008). Filipin is a reliable in situ marker of ergosterol in the plasma membrane of germinating conidia (spores) of Penicillium discolor and stains intensively at the site of germ tube formation. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 74(2-3), 64-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2008.04.001
Fritsche, K., De Boer, W., Gerards, S., Van den Berg, M., Van Veen, J. A., & Leveau, J. H. J. (2008). Identification and characterization of genes underlying chitinolysis in Collimonas fungivorans Ter331. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 66(1), 123-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2008.00547.x
Folman, L. B., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., Boddy, L., & De Boer, W. (2008). Impact of white-rot fungi on numbers and community composition of bacteria colonizing beech wood from forest soil. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 63(2), 181-191. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00425.x
De Boer, W., & Van der Wal, A. (2008). Interactions between saprotrophic basidiomycetes and bacteria. In L. Boddy, J. C. Frankland, & P. van West [Eds.], British Mycological Society Symposia Series, Volume 28 (pp. 141-151). Elsevier B.V..
Kardol, P., Van der Wal, A., Bezemer, T. M., De Boer, W., Duyts, H., Holtkamp, R., & Van der Putten, W. H. (2008). Restoration of species-rich grasslands on ex-arable land: Seed addition outweighs soil fertility reduction. Biological Conservation, 141(9), 2208-2217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2008.06.011
De Boer, W., De Ridder-Duine, A. S., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., Smant, W., & Van Veen, J. A. (2008). Rhizosphere bacteria from sites with higher fungal densities exhibit greater levels of potential antifungal properties. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 40(6), 1542-1544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.12.030

2007

Van der Wal, A., De Boer, W., Lubbers, I. M., & Van Veen, J. A. (2007). Concentration and vertical distribution of total soil phosphorus in relation to time of abandonment of arable fields. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 79(1), 73-79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-007-9097-3
Van der Wal, A., De Boer, W., Smant, W., & Van Veen, J. A. (2007). Initial decay of woody fragments in soil is influenced by size, vertical position, nitrogen availability and soil origin. Plant and Soil, 301(1-2), 189-201. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-007-9437-8
De Boer, W., Wagenaar, A. M., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., & Van Veen, J. A. (2007). In vitro suppression of fungi caused by combinations of apparently non-antagonistic soil bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 59(1), 177-185. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2006.00197.x
Höppener-Ogawa, S., Leveau, J. H. J., Smant, W., Van Veen, J. A., & De Boer, W. (2007). Specific detection and real-time PCR quantification of potentially mycophagous bacteria belonging to the genus Collimonas in different soil ecosystems. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73(13), 4191-4197. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00387-07

2006

Alabouvette, C., Raaijmaker, J., De Boer, W., Notz, R., Défago, G., Steinberg, C., & Lemanceau, P. (2006). Concepts and methods to assess the phytosanitary quality of soils. In J. Bloem [Ed.], Microbiological Methods for Assessing Soil Quality (pp. 257-269). CAB International.
Van der Wal, A., Van Veen, J. A., Pijl, A. S., Summerbell, R. C., & De Boer, W. (2006). Constraints on development of fungal biomass and decomposition processes during restoration of arable sandy soils. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 38(9), 2890-2902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.04.046
De Ridder-Duine, A. S., Smant, W., Van der Wal, A., Van Veen, J. A., & De Boer, W. (2006). Evaluation of a simple, non-alkaline extraction protocol to quantify soil ergosterol. Pedobiologia, 50(4), 293-300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2006.03.004
Van der Wal, A., Van Veen, J. A., Smant, W., Boschker, H. T. S., Bloem, J., Kardol, P., Van der Putten, W. H., & De Boer, W. (2006). Fungal biomass development in a chronosequence of land abandonment. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 38(1), 51-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.04.017
De Boer, W., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Van Veen, J. A. (2006). 'Root-food' and the rizosphere microbiail community composition. New Phytologist, 170(1), 3-6. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01674.x

2005

Ribbeck-Busch, K., Roder, A., Hasse, D., De Boer, W., Martinez, J. L., Hagemann, M., & Berg, G. (2005). A molecular biological protocol to distinguish potentially human pathogenic Stenotrophomonas maltophilia from plant-associated Stenotrophomonas rhizophila. Environmental Microbiology, 7(11), 1853-1858. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.00928.x
De Boer, W., Folman, L. B., Summerbell, R. C., & Boddy, L. (2005). Living in a fungal world: impact of fungi on soil bacterial niche development. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 29(4), 795-811. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.femsre.2004.11.005
De Ridder-Duine, A. S., Kowalchuk, G. A., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., Smant, W., Van Veen, J. A., & De Boer, W. (2005). Rhizosphere bacterial community composition in natural stands of Carex arenaria (sand sedge) is determined by bulk soil community composition. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 37(2), 349-357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.08.005

2004

De Boer, W., Leveau, J. H. J., Kowalchuk, G. A., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., Abeln, E. C. A., Figge, M. J., Sjollema, K., Janse, J. H., & Van Veen, J. A. (2004). Collimonas fungivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a chitinolytic soil bacterium with the ability to grow on living fungal hyphae. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 54, 857-864. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02920-0
Rice, S. A., Kjelleberg, S., Givskog, M., De Boer, W., & Chernin, L. S. (2004). Detection of bacterial lactone quorum sensing signals. In G. A. Kowalchuk, F. J. de Bruijn, I. M. Head, A. D. L. Akkermans, & J. D. van Elsas [Eds.], Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual, 2nd edition (pp. 1629-1649). [Chap 8.04] Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Leveau, J. H. J., Gerards, S., De Boer, W., & Van Veen, J. A. (2004). Phylogeny-function analysis of (meta)genomic libraries: screening for expression of ribosomal RNA genes by large-insert library fluorescent in situ hybridization (LIL-FISH). Environmental Microbiology, 6(9), 990-998. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00673.x

2003

De Boer, W., Verheggen, P., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Van Veen, J. A. (2003). Microbial community composition affects soil fungistasis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69(2), 835-844. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.69.2.835-844.2003

2002

Kowalchuk, G. A., Buma, D. S., De Boer, W., Klinkhamer, P. G. L., & Van Veen, J. A. (2002). Effects of above-ground plant species composition and diversity on the diversity of soil-borne microorganisms. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology, 81(1-4), 509-520. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020565523615
Carnol, M., Kowalchuk, G. A., & De Boer, W. (2002). Nitrosomonas europaea-like bacteria detected as the dominant b-subclass Proteobacteria ammonia oxidisers in reference and limed acid forest soils. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 34(7), 1047-1050. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00039-1

2001

De Boer, W., & Van Veen, J. A. (2001). Are chitinolytic rhizosphere bacteria really beneficial to plants? In M. J. Jeger, & N. J. Spence [Eds.], Biotic Interactions in Plant-Pathogen Associations (pp. 121-130). CAB International.
De Boer, W., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Van Veen, J. A. (2001). Growth of chitinolytic dune soil ß-subclass Proteobacteria in response to invading fungal hyphae. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 67(8), 3358-3362. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.67.8.3358-3362.2001
De Boer, W., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2001). Nitrification in acid soils: micro-organisms and mechanisms. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 33(7-8), 853-866. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0038-0717(00)00247-9

2000

Maly, S., Korthals, G. W., Van Dijk, C., Van der Putten, W. H., & De Boer, W. (2000). Effect of vegetation manipulation of abandoned arable land on soil microbial properties. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 31(2), 121-127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s003740050634

1999

De Boer, W., Gerards, S., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., & Modderman, R. (1999). Response of the chitinolytic microbial community to chitin amendments of dune soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 29(2), 170-177. https://doi.org/10.1007/s003740050541

1998

De Boer, W., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., Lafeber, P., Janse, J. H., Spit, B. E., & Woldendorp, J. W. (1998). Anti-fungal properties of chitinolytic dune soil bacteria. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 30(2), 193-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00100-4
De Boer, W., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., & Woldendorp, J. W. (1998). Suppression of hyphal growth of soil-borne fungi by dune soils from vigorous and declining stands of Ammophila arenaria. New Phytologist, 138(1), 107-116. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-8137.1998.00890.x

1997

Kowalchuk, G. A., Stephen, J. R., De Boer, W., Prosser, J. I., Embley, T. M., & Woldendorp, J. W. (1997). Analysis of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria of the beta subdivision of the class Proteobacteria in coastal sand dunes by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and sequencing of PCR-amplified 16S ribosomal DNA fragments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 63(4), 1489-1497. http://aem.asm.org/content/63/4/1489.abstract
Kester, R. A., Meijer, M. L., Libochant, J. A., De Boer, W., & Laanbroek, H. J. (1997). Contribution of nitrification and denitrification to the NO and N2O emissions of an acid forest soil, a river sediment and a fertilized grassland soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 29(11-12), 1655-1664. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00079-5
Saari, A., Martikainen, P. J., Ferm, A., Ruuskanen, J., De Boer, W., Troelstra, S. R., & Laanbroek, H. J. (1997). Methane oxidation in soil profiles of Dutch and Finnish coniferous forests with different soil texture and atmospheric nitrogen deposition. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 29(11-12), 1625-1632. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00085-0
Kester, R. A., De Boer, W., & Laanbroek, H. J. (1997). Production of NO and N(inf2)O by Pure Cultures of Nitrifying and Denitrifying Bacteria during Changes in Aeration. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 63(10), 3872-3877. http://aem.asm.org/content/63/10/3872.abstract

1996

Kester, R. A., De Boer, W., & Laanbroek, H. J. (1996). Short exposure to acetylene to distinguish between nitrifier and denitrifier nitrous oxide production in soil and sediment samples. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 20(2), 111-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-6496(96)00025-6
De Boer, W., & Kester, R. A. (1996). Variability of nitrification potentials in patches of undergrowth vegetation in primary Scots pine stands. Forest Ecology and Management, 86(1-3), 97-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03789-9
De Boer, W., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., & Parkinson, D. (1996). Variability of N mineralization and nitrification in a simple, simulated microbial forest soil community. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 28(2), 203-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0717(95)00124-7

1995

De Boer, W., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., & Laanbroek, H. J. (1995). Ammonium-Oxidation at Low Ph by a Chemolithotrophic Bacterium Belonging to the Genus Nitrosospira. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 27(2), 127-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0717(94)00157-V
Rotthauwe, J. H., De Boer, W., & Liesack, W. (1995). Comparative-Analysis of Gene-Sequences Encoding Ammonia Monooxygenase of Nitrosospira Sp Ahb1 and Nitrosolobus- Multiformis C-71. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 133(1-2), 131-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-1097(95)00349-A
Troelstra, S. R., Wagenaar, R., Smant, W., & De Boer, W. (1995). Soil-Nitrogen Transformations and Nitrate Utilization by Deschampsia-Flexuosa (L) Trin at 2 Contrasting Heathland Sites. Plant and Soil, 176(1), 81-93. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00017678

1993

De Boer, W., Hundscheid, M. P. J., Schotman, J. M., Troelstra, S. R., & Laanbroek, R. (1993). In situ net N transformations in pine, fir, and net oak stands of different ages on acid sandy soil, 3 years after liming. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 15, 120-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00336429
Martikainen, P. J., Lehtonen, M., Lang, K., De Boer, W., & Ferm, A. (1993). Nitrification and nitrous oxide production potentials in aerobic soil samples from the soil-profile of a Finnish coniferous site receiving high ammonium deposition. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 13(2), 113-122. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.1993.tb00057.x
Martikainen, P. J., & De Boer, W. (1993). Nitrous oxide production and nitrification in acidic soil from a dutch coniferous forest. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 25(3), 343-347. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0717(93)90133-V
Hunik, J. H., Van den Hoogen, M. P., De Boer, W., Smit, M., & Tramper, J. (1993). Quantitative-determination of the spatial-distribution of Nitrosomonas europaea and Nitrobacter agilis cells immobilized in kappa-carrageenan gel beads by a specific fluorescent-antibody labeling technique. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 59(6), 1951-1954. http://aem.asm.org/content/59/6/1951.abstract
De Boer, W., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., Kester, R. A., Tietema, A., & Laanbroek, R. (1993). The effect of acetylene on N transformations in an acid oak-beech soil. Plant and Soil, 149(2), 292-296. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00016621

1992

Tietema, A., De Boer, W., Riemer, L., & Verstraten, J. M. (1992). Nitrate production in nitrogen-saturated acid forest soils - vertical-distribution and characteristics. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 24(3), 235-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0717(92)90224-L
Frijlink, M. J., Abee, T., Laanbroek, R., De Boer, W., & Konings, W. M. (1992). Secondary transport of amino acids in Nitrosomonas europaea. Archives of Microbiology, 157(4), 389-393. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00248686
Frijlink, M. J., Abee, T., Laanbroek, R., De Boer, W., & Konings, W. M. (1992). The bioenergetics of ammonia and hydroxylamine oxidation in Nitrosomonas europaea at acid and alkaline pH. Archives of Microbiology, 157(2), 194-199. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00245290
De Boer, W., Tietema, A., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., & Laanbroek, R. (1992). The chemolithotrophic ammonium-oxidizing community in nitrogen-saturated acid forest soil in relation to pH-dependent nitrifying activity. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 24(3), 229-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0717(92)90223-K

1991

De Boer, W., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., Veenhuis, M., Bock, E., & Laanbroek, R. (1991). Nitrification at low ph by aggregated chemolithtrophic bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 57(12), 3600-3604. http://aem.asm.org/content/57/12/3600.abstract

1990

Troelstra, S. R., Wagenaar, R., & De Boer, W. (1990). Nitrification in dutch heathland soils.1. General soil characteristics and nitrification in undisturbed soil cores. Plant and Soil, 127(2), 179-192. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00014424
De Boer, W., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., & Troelstra, S. R. (1990). Nitrification in Dutch heathland soils II: Characteristics of nitrate production. Plant and Soil, 127(2), 193-200. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00014425

1989

De Boer, W. (1989). Nitrification in Dutch heathland soils (PhD Thesis). Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen. http://edepot.wur.nl/201982
De Boer, W., Gunnewiek, P. J. A. K., Troelstra, S. R., & Laanbroek, R. (1989). Two types of chemolithotrophic nitrification in acid heathland humus. Plant and Soil, 119, 229-235. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02370413
De Boer, W., Duyts, H., & Laanbroek, R. (1989). Urea stimulated autotrophic nitrification in suspensions of fertilized, acid heath soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 21(3), 349-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0717(89)90142-9
De Boer, W., & Laanbroek, R. (1989). Ureolytic nitrification at low pH by Nitrosospira spec. Archives of Microbiology, 152(2), 178-181. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00456098

1988

De Boer, W., Duyts, H., & Laanbroek, R. (1988). Autotrophic nitrification in a fertilized acid heath soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 20(6), 845-850. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0717(88)90091-0

2016

De Boer, W. (2016). De weerbare bodem. In L. Brussaard, F. Govers, & R. Buiter [Eds.], Leve(n)de bodem: de basis onder ons bestaan (Vol. 3, pp. 36-42). (Cahiers Biowetenschappen en Maatschappij). Stichting Biowetenschappen en Maatschappij. http://www.biomaatschappij.nl/product/levende-bodem/

2014

De Boer, W. (2014). Ecologie van bodemmicro-organismen: de basis voor een gezonde bodem : inauguratie. Gewasbescherming, 45(1), 5-6. http://www.knpv.org/nl/menu/Gewasbescherming/Gewasbescherming_online

2013

Boer, W. D. (2013). Bodemlegers in een lege bodem : het belang van ondergrondse microbiële conflciten: oratie. Wageningen University. http://edepot.wur.nl/297412
Van der Wal, A., Ottosson, E., & De Boer, W. (2013). Variatie in de snelheid van houtafbraak in boomstronken: effect van vochtgehalte en de samenstelling van de schimmelgemeenschap. Gewasbescherming, 44(6), 170-171. http://www.knpv.org/db/upload/documents/Gewasbescherming/2013gb44nr6.pdf

2009

Kardol, P., Van der Wal, A., Bezemer, M., De Boer, W., & Van der Putten, W. H. (2009). Ontgronden en bodembeestjes: geen gelukkige combinatie. De Levende Natuur, 110, 57-61.

2008

Van der Wal, A., & De Boer, W. (2008). Snel herstel van heide op voormalige landbouwgrond mogelijk? De Levende Natuur, (4).

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