Differential Response of Bacterial Microdiversity to Simulated Global Change
Nicholas C. Scales, Alexander B. Chase, Sarai S. Finks, Ashish A. Malik, Claudia Weihe, Steven Allison, Adam C. Martiny, Jennifer B. H. Martiny
Abstract
microdiversity was affected by drought, but not by nitrogen addition. Further, these changes were associated with variation in carbon degradation traits. Future work might improve predictions of microbial community responses to global change by considering microdiversity.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyEcosystemMetagenomicsEcologyGeneGeneticsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGut microbiota and health