B. A. Hungate

Reply to: Contribution of carbon inputs to soil carbon accumulation cannot be neglected

The paper responds to a critique that carbon inputs were neglected in a study on soil carbon storage, arguing that empirical data do not support the critique and that further research is needed.

Divergent microbial traits influence the transformation of living versus dead root inputs to soil carbon

The paper investigates how microbial traits affect soil carbon transformation from living and dead root inputs under different moisture conditions.

Quantitative stable-isotope probing (qSIP) with metagenomics links microbial physiology and activity to soil moisture in Mediterranean-climate grassland ecosystems

This study uses qSIP with metagenomics to link microbial activity and physiology to soil moisture in Mediterranean grasslands, finding that precipitation levels influence microbial growth and phage dynamics.

Active communities and growth of soil microorganisms are framed by mean annual precipitation in three California annual grasslands

The paper examines how mean annual precipitation affects microbial community growth and soil carbon cycling in three California grasslands, finding that growth rates and community composition vary with precipitation.

Edaphic controls on genome size and GC content of bacteria in soil microbial communities

The paper uses soil metagenomes to show that pH, soil carbon content, and nutrient availability influence bacterial genome size, GC content, and amino acid composition.

Soil, ocean, hot spring, and host-associated environments reveal unique selection pressures on genomic features of bacteria in microbial communities

The paper analyzes genomic features of bacteria across different environments, finding that genome size, GC content, and sigma-factor abundance vary with ecosystem type and environmental constraints.

Rapid response of nitrogen cycling gene transcription to labile carbon amendments in a soil microbial community

This study shows that soil microbial communities rapidly alter transcription of nitrogen cycling genes in response to labile carbon amendments.

Leakiness at the human-animal interface in Southeast Asia and implications for the spread of antibiotic resistance

The paper identifies antibiotic resistance elements shared between humans and animals in Cambodia, highlighting the need to address human-animal interface leaks to combat antimicrobial resistance.

Mechanistic insights into the success of xenobiotic degraders resolved from metagenomes of microbial enrichment cultures

The paper analyzes metagenomic data from microbial communities to identify strategies underlying xenobiotic degradation and their ecological interactions.

The Functional Significance of Bacterial Predators

This study quantifies the growth and carbon assimilation rates of predatory bacteria across 15 sites, showing obligate predators grow faster and assimilate more carbon than non-predatory bacteria.

Stable isotope informed genome-resolved metagenomics uncovers potential trophic interactions in rhizosphere soil

This study uses stable isotope-informed genome-resolved metagenomics to trace carbon flow in rhizosphere soil and identify microbial interactions with plants and phages.

Measurement error and resolution in quantitative stable isotope probing: implications for experimental design

This paper evaluates measurement error and resolution in qSIP, finding that variance decreases with taxon abundance and that nine density fractions balance cost and precision.