ArticlemBio2023
Genomic Features Predict Bacterial Life History Strategies in Soil, as Identified by Metagenomic Stable Isotope Probing.
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- A genomic view of Earth's biomes.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2026Review
- DNA stable isotope probing reveals hidden microbial carbon processing pathways in agricultural soils.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
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- Microbial function in food fermentations: Current research and future directions.Current research in microbial sciences · 2025Article
- Dynamics of bacterial growth, and life-history tradeoffs, explain differences in soil carbon cycling due to land-use.ISME communications · 2025Article
- An ecological-evolutionary perspective on the genomic diversity and habitat preferences of theMicrobial genomics · 2025Article
- An ecological-evolutionary perspective on the genomic diversity and habitat preferences of the Acidobacteriota.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Ecological relevance of flagellar motility in soil bacterial communities.The ISME journal · 2024Article
- Wildfire impact on soil microbiome life history traits and roles in ecosystem carbon cycling.ISME communications · 2024Article
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Abstract
Bacteria catalyze the formation and destruction of soil organic matter, but the bacterial dynamics in soil that govern carbon (C) cycling are not well understood. Life history strategies explain the complex dynamics of bacterial populations and activities based on trade-offs in energy allocation to growth, resource acquisition, and survival. Such trade-offs influence the fate of soil C, but their genomic basis remains poorly characterized. We used multisubstrate metagenomic DNA stable isotope probing to link genomic features of bacteria to their C acquisition and growth dynamics. We identify several genomic features associated with patterns of bacterial C acquisition and growth, notably genomic investment in resource acquisition and regulatory flexibility. Moreover, we identify genomic trade-offs defined by numbers of transcription factors, membrane transporters, and secreted products, which match predictions from life history theory. We further show that genomic investment in resource acquisition and regulatory flexibility can predict bacterial ecological strategies in soil.
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