Oligotrophy and organic carbon dissipation as trophic strategy in chernozem rare and uncultured taxa
Konstantin A. Demin, Valeria Vladimirovna Sedova, Kirill Krylov, P.A. Mirko, Yulia Kocharovskaya, Tatiana Minkina, Evgeniya V. Prazdnova
This study identifies trophic strategies of rare and uncultured soil bacteria using genomic and functional traits, revealing oligotrophy and copiotrophy as distinct ecological adaptations.
bioRxiv · Nov 25, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology