Most microbial communities consist of a genetically diverse assembly of different organisms,
and the level of genetic diversity plays an important part in community properties and …

The microbiome shapes many traits in hosts, but we still do not understand how it influences
host evolution. To impact host evolution, the microbiome must be heritable and have …

In this review, we synthesise current models and recent comparative genomic studies
describing how bacterial species may emerge through adaptation to a new ecological niche …

Macroecology examines the relationship between organisms and their environment at large
spatial (and temporal) scales. Typically, macroecologists explain the large‐scale patterns of …

Naturally occurring populations of bacteria and archaea are vital to life on the earth and are
of enormous practical significance in medicine, engineering and agriculture. However, the …

Difference in dispersal ability is a key driver of species coexistence in metacommunities.
However, the available frameworks for interpreting species diversity patterns in natura often …

Stochastic processes can play an important role in microbial community assembly. Dispersal
limitation is one process that can increase stochasticity and obscure relationships between …

Species utilizing the same resources often fail to coexist for extended periods of time. Such
competitive exclusion mechanisms potentially underly microbiome dynamics, causing …

The phylogenetic resolution at which microorganisms display geographic endemism, the
rates at which they disperse at global scales, and the role of humans on global microbial …

A central challenge in microbial ecology is to understand the underlying mechanisms driving
community assembly, particularly in the continuum of species sorting and dispersal …