Nature Communications (Jun 2019)

Phylogenetic conservation of bacterial responses to soil nitrogen addition across continents

  • Kazuo Isobe,
  • Steven D. Allison,
  • Banafshe Khalili,
  • Adam C. Martiny,
  • Jennifer B. H. Martiny

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10390-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Developing a predictive understanding of bacterial community responses to environmental change is an ongoing challenge. Here, Isobe et al. reanalyze data on soil microbial responses to nitrogen addition across 5 continents, finding that responses are predictable based on phylogeny.