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)
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
Lecturer in Master Class "Living Soil" , Center for Soil Ecology (NIOO/WUR)
Occassional lectures for Dutch agricultural/horticultural stakeholder groups.
Member workinggroup Microbiele Gewasbescherming (Legislation Microbial Crop Protection Products)