Global patterns in gene content of soil microbiomes emerge from microbial interactions
K. Crocker, K. K. Lee, M. Chakraverti-Wuerthwein, Z. Li, M. Tikhonov, M. Mani, K. Gowda, S. Kuehn
The paper shows that environmental filtering alone cannot explain global patterns in soil microbiome gene content, as ecological interactions between genotypes drive observed associations with pH.
bioRxiv · May 31, 2023 · PreprintEcology