Latent functional diversity may accelerate microbial community responses to temperature fluctuations
T. P. Smith, S. Mombrikotb, E. Ransome, D. - G. Kontopoulos, S. Pawar, T. Bell
The paper shows microbial communities can rapidly adapt to temperature changes by resuscitating pre-adapted strains, leading to distinct communities at different temperatures.
bioRxiv · Apr 14, 2021Ecology