Jennifer B. H. Martiny

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.

This study investigates how coevolution between phages and bacteria affects interaction networks by analyzing genetic changes in both hosts and phages.

The paper shows that the phylogenetic depth of bacterial environmental responses links trait conservation, community turnover, and soil bacterial biogeographic patterns.

The study shows that bacterial community responses to drought in grassland leaf litter are more influenced by background temperature than precipitation, with long-term variability outweighing experimental drought effects.

The paper shows that bacterial populations under drought exhibit trade-offs between stress tolerance and decomposition capabilities, reducing overall decomposition rates.