Towards a Natural History of Soil Bacterial Communities. Issue 4 (April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Martiny, Jennifer B.H.; Walters, Kendra E.
• Is Part Of: Trends in microbiology. Volume 26:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 250
• Page End: 252
• Publication Date: 2018-04
• Subjects: bacterial richness -- dominant taxa -- species-abundance distribution; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Virulence (Microbiology) -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Virulence -- Periodicals; Microbiologie -- Périodiques; Infection -- Périodiques; Virulence (Microbiologie) -- Périodiques; Infection; Microbiology; Virulence (Microbiology); 579
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2018.02.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0966-842X

Abstract

Abstract : Despite the enormous diversity of bacteria, a recent study reveals that soils are globally dominated by a small list of taxa. Characterizing the traits of these bacteria offers the potential for predicting functional differences among soil communities.