Microbial functional diversity and redundancy: moving forward

2024/12/17 by Pierre Ramond, Pierre E. Galand, Ramiro Logares · 1 voice · 117 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · Medicine · #Biodiversity #Bioinformatics #Biology #Biome #Computer science #Context (archaeology) #Ecology #Ecosystem #Ecosystem services #Environmental resource management #Gut microbiota and health #Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology #Microbiome #Redundancy (engineering) #Zoonotic diseases and public health

paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/femsre/fuae031

published in FEMS Microbiology Reviews 49 (Oxford University Press)

Abstract

Microbial functional ecology is expanding as we can now measure the traits of wild microbes that affect ecosystem functioning. Here, we review techniques and advances that could be the bedrock for a unified framework to study microbial functions. These include our newfound access to environmental microbial genomes, collections of microbial traits, but also our ability to study microbes' distribution and expression. We then explore the technical, ecological, and evolutionary processes that could explain environmental patterns of microbial functional diversity and redundancy. Next, we suggest reconciling microbiology with biodiversity-ecosystem functioning studies by experimentally testing the significance of microbial functional diversity and redundancy for the efficiency, resistance, and resilience of ecosystem processes. Such advances will aid in identifying state shifts and tipping points in microbiomes, enhancing our understanding of how and where will microbes guide Earth's biomes in the context of a changing planet.

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