Microbial generalists and specialists differently contribute to the community diversity in farmland soils.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Microbial generalists and specialists are thought to have distinct impacts on community dynamics, while there have been limited efforts to estimate their contribution to microbial diversity.

Objectives

We aimed to resolve this research gap in microbial ecology to strengthen our understanding of the biogeography of microbial diversity, with implications for global-scale biodiversity mapping.

Methods

Herein, we identified the ecological characteristics of microbial generalists and specialists across over 3,000 farmland soil samples from eleven countries that encompassed seven climate types.

Results

Considering the distinct distributions of generalists and specialists in degree of connexions, betweenness and as key species in network topology, both ge

SUBMITTER: Xu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9481938 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature