The competition for resources is a defining feature of microbial communities. In many contexts, from soils to host-associated communities, highly diverse microbes are organized into metabolic groups or guilds with similar resource preferences. The …
Microbial communities experience environmental fluctuations across timescales from rapid changes in moisture, temperature, or light levels to long-term seasonal or climactic variations. Understanding how microbial populations respond to these changes …
Sequencing surveys of microbial communities in hosts, oceans and soils have revealed ubiquitous patterns linking community composition to environmental conditions. While metabolic capabilities restrict the environments suitable for growth, the …
A major challenge in microbiome research is understanding how natural communities respond to environmental change. The ecological, spatial, and chemical complexity of soils makes understanding how these communities respond metabolically to …