Differentially abundant bacteria drive the N2-fixation of a widespread moss in the forest-tundra transition zone
D. A. Escolastico-Ortiz, C. Blasi, J.-P. Bellenger, N. Derome, J. C. Villarreal-A
The paper investigates bacterial communities in mosses to determine their role in nitrogen fixation in tundra ecosystems, finding that diazotroph abundance correlates with nitrogen fixation rates.
bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology