Lifestyle modulates riverbed diazotrophy: from abundance and activity to diversity of free-living and biofilm-associated N2 fixers
Rand Lander, Carla Villamarin, Hagar Siebner, Shai Arnon, Edo Bar‐Zeev
This study quantifies N2 fixation rates, diazotroph abundance, and diversity in the hyporheic zone, showing biofilm-associated diazotrophs are more active and abundant than free-living ones.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology