Quantitative stable-isotope probing (qSIP) with metagenomics links microbial physiology and activity to soil moisture in Mediterranean-climate grassland ecosystems
A. Greenlon, E. T. Sieradzki, O. Zablocki, B. J. Koch, M. M. Foley, J. A. Kimbrel, B. A. Hungate, S. J. Blazewicz, E. E. Nuccio, C. L. Sun, A. Chew, C.-J. Mancilla, M. B. Sullivan, M. K. Firestone, J. Pett-Ridge, J. F. Banfield
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.
bioRxiv · May 2, 2022Microbiology