Community conservatism is widespread across microbial phyla and environments - Nature Ecology & Evolution This study reveals that closely related microorganisms tend to inhabit similar communities across all major environments and phyla. The authors term this phenomenon ‘community conservatism’, extending...

A nice study showing that community conservatism is common in microbial communities across different environments
#microecoevo #microbes

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Bacteriophages mobilize bacterial defense systems via lateral transduction Bacteriophages and PICIs spread bacterial defenses via lateral transduction, shaping microbial immunity and pathogen evolution.

Bacteriophages mobilize bacterial defense systems via lateral transduction

#phage #virus #microecoevo

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Transcriptomic profiles of single-copy marker genes enable predicting bacterial growth states in microbial communities Studying microbial community dynamics is fundamental to better understand ecosystem stability, resilience and environmental change. Community composition changes with the growth of individual members,...

🚨New preprint from the lab🚨 We present a transcriptomic, marker gene-based growth classifier that predicts the growth states of bacterial strains from different phyla cultivated in diverse conditions.

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The JEDI marker as a universal measure of planetary biodiversity Despite its critical importance in the formation and maintenance of ecosystems and homeostasis on Earth, biodiversity remains a complex and non-unified concept. Consequently, standards for measuring g...

🚨Check out our latest preprint on a new approach to assess and monitor #biodiversity globally, applicable across vast ecological scales from holobionts to cross-ecosystems🚨

#MicroSky #MicroEcoEvo #conservation

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