Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: We still lack basic knowledge—the who, how, and how fast—of microbial dispersal in the environment. Efforts to explicitly characterize microbial dispersal in the environment are necessary as the dispersal process is foundational to the composition and resilience of microbial communities (Nemergut et al., 2013; Shade et al., 2012), as well as to pathogen spread (Cevallos-Cevallos et al., 2012) and microbiome engineering (Albright et al., 2021; Rocca et al., 2021). Before looking forward, we discuss our current understanding of microbial dispersal. While an exhaustive review is beyond the scope of this article (see Chaudhary et al., 2022; Choudoir & DeAngelis 2022; Custer et al., 2022), we summarize key evidence for dispersal limitation and its potential effects on microbial communities.
Source: Environmental Microbiology
Institutions: University of California, Irvine, Reed College
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,200
Awards: BIOGEOCHEMICAL CONSEQUENCES OF MICROBIAL EVOLUTION UNDER DROUGHT, G2386640981, G254688187, G3489778245, BEE: Testing a phylogenetic trait framework for soil microbiomes, BIOGEOCHEMICAL CONSEQUENCES OF MICROBIAL EVOLUTION UNDER DROUGHT, NRT: A training incubator for addressing urban environmental change from Ridge to Reef (R2R)
OpenAlex ID: W4307584353