Where less may be more: how the rare biosphere pulls ecosystems strings
Rare species are increasingly recognized as crucial, yet vulnerable components of Earth's
ecosystems. This is also true for microbial communities, which are typically composed of a …
ecosystems. This is also true for microbial communities, which are typically composed of a …
Ecology and exploration of the rare biosphere
MDJ Lynch, JD Neufeld - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2015 - nature.com
The profound influence of microorganisms on human life and global biogeochemical cycles
underlines the value of studying the biogeography of microorganisms, exploring microbial …
underlines the value of studying the biogeography of microorganisms, exploring microbial …
Nutrient supply controls the linkage between species abundance and ecological interactions in marine bacterial communities
Nutrient scarcity is pervasive for natural microbial communities, affecting species
reproduction and co-existence. However, it remains unclear whether there are general rules …
reproduction and co-existence. However, it remains unclear whether there are general rules …
Soil pH and temperature regulate assembly processes of abundant and rare bacterial communities in agricultural ecosystems
The factors determining stochastic and deterministic processes that drive microbial
community structure, specifically the balance of abundant and rare bacterial taxa, remain …
community structure, specifically the balance of abundant and rare bacterial taxa, remain …
Biogeographic patterns of abundant and rare bacterioplankton in three subtropical bays resulting from selective and neutral processes
Unraveling the relative importance of ecological processes regulating microbial community
structure is a central goal in microbial ecology. Here, we used high-throughput sequencing …
structure is a central goal in microbial ecology. Here, we used high-throughput sequencing …
Analysing microbial community composition through amplicon sequencing: from sampling to hypothesis testing
LW Hugerth, AF Andersson - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Microbial ecology as a scientific field is fundamentally driven by technological advance. The
past decade's revolution in DNA sequencing cost and throughput has made it possible for …
past decade's revolution in DNA sequencing cost and throughput has made it possible for …
Conditionally rare taxa disproportionately contribute to temporal changes in microbial diversity
Microbial communities typically contain many rare taxa that make up the majority of the
observed membership, yet the contribution of this microbial “rare biosphere” to community …
observed membership, yet the contribution of this microbial “rare biosphere” to community …
Destabilized microbial networks with distinct performances of abundant and rare biospheres in maintaining networks under increasing salinity stress
Global changes such as seawater intrusion and freshwater resource salinization increase
environmental stress imposed on the aquatic microbiome. A strong predictive understanding …
environmental stress imposed on the aquatic microbiome. A strong predictive understanding …
Drivers of the composition of active rhizosphere bacterial communities in temperate grasslands
S Vieira, J Sikorski, S Dietz, K Herz… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The active bacterial rhizobiomes and root exudate profiles of phytometers of six plant
species growing in central European temperate grassland communities were investigated in …
species growing in central European temperate grassland communities were investigated in …
SAR11 bacteria: the most abundant plankton in the oceans
SJ Giovannoni - Annual review of marine science, 2017 - annualreviews.org
SAR11 is a group of small, carbon-oxidizing bacteria that reach a global estimated
population size of 2.4× 1028 cells—approximately 25% of all plankton. They are found …
population size of 2.4× 1028 cells—approximately 25% of all plankton. They are found …