Editorial overview: Eco-evolutionary dynamics in microbiology comes of age. (August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bruce, John; Hoskisson, Paul A
• Is Part Of: Current opinion in microbiology. Volume 68(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-08
• Subjects: Microbiology -- Periodicals; 579.05
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2022.102171
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1369-5274

Abstract

Abstract : The intimate linkage of ecology and evolution is central to our understanding of biodiversity. The traditional perspective was to separate these fields based on timescales, but rapid, contemporary evolution is widely accepted and perhaps even more so in microbial systems. The study of eco-evolutionary dynamics is advancing at great pace and microorganisms are at the forefront of emerging paradigms, driven by conceptual and technological advances, such that we can move beyond the widely studied eco to evo aspects of the field and develop our understanding of how microorganisms shape virtually all processes on the planet (evo to eco).