Trophic Selective Pressures Organize the Composition of Endolithic Microbial Communities from Global Deserts
E. B. Qu, C. Omelon, A. Oren, V. Meslier, D. A. Cowan, G. L. Maggs-Koelling, J. DiRuggiero
This study identifies macroclimate as the primary driver of endolithic microbial community composition, with differences between hot and polar deserts, and shows phototrophs and heterotrophs assemble under distinct ecological influences.
bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2019Microbiology