A life-history axis of resource acquisition in bacteria: depolymerisation versus uptake
Yingyi Fu, Luciana Chávez Rodríguez, Josep Ramoneda, Katherine L. Shek, Jennifer B. H. Martiny, Steven Allison, Yu Luo, Ashish A. Malik
The paper develops a genomic ratio to quantify resource-acquisition strategies in bacteria, finding uptake-optimised bacteria dominate early decomposition and depolymerisation-optimised bacteria dominate later stages.
bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology