ArticleCommunications biology2023
Aqueous habitats and carbon inputs shape the microscale geography and interaction ranges of soil bacteria.
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- Ecological responses of soil bacteria to rapid and slow temperature fluctuations.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2026Article
- Bacterial necromass recycling promotes diversity maintenance in bacterial communities via resource partitioning.Nature ecology & evolution · 2026Article
- Rhizosphere microbial functions drive ecological stoichiometry in soils across an elevational gradient of a temperate mountain ecosystem.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Spatial structure: shaping the ecology and evolution of microbial communities.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2026Review
- Associations among soil microbial and plant richness across global terrestrial biomes.ISME communications · 2026Article
- Disentangling the feedback loops driving spatial patterning in microbial communities.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2025Review
- Impact of micro-habitat fragmentation on microbial population growth dynamics.The ISME journal · 2025Article
- Fragmented micro-growth habitats present opportunities for alternative competitive outcomes.Nature communications · 2024Article
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Abstract
Earth's diverse soil microbiomes host bacteria within dynamic and fragmented aqueous habitats that occupy complex pore spaces and restrict the spatial range of ecological interactions. Yet, the spatial distributions of bacterial cells in soil communities remain underexplored. Here, we propose a modelling framework representing submillimeter-scale distributions of soil bacteria based on physical constraints supported by individual-based model results and direct observations. The spatial distribution of bacterial cell clusters modulates various metabolic interactions and soil microbiome functioning. Dry soils with long diffusion times limit localized interactions of the sparse communities. Frequently wet soils enable long-range trophic interactions between dense cell clusters through connected aqueous pathways. Biomes with high carbon inputs promote large and dense cell clusters where anoxic microsites form even in aerated soils. Micro-geographic considerations of difficult-to-observe microbial processes can improve the interpretation of data from bulk soil samples.
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