Planetary structure and drivers of diazotroph communities reveal key reservoirs of nitrogen-fixation potential
Lucas J. Ustick, Hana Ros, Shahriyar Mahdi Robbani, Josef Schiller, Anthony Fullam, Anna Mankowski, Chan Yeong Kim, Daniel Podlesny, Kiley W. Seitz, Thomas Schmidt, Samuel Miravet‐Verde, Jaime Huerta‐Cepas, Shinichi Sunagawa, Michael Kuhn, Peer Bork B
The paper catalogs diazotroph genomes and analyzes their distribution across environments, identifying freshwater and sedimentary ecosystems as key nitrogen-fixation reservoirs.
bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology