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To review the phylogenetic distribution of microbial traits and propose a predictive framework linking taxonomic variation to functional traits under selective pressure.

November 5, 2015ScienceOpen Access

Microbiomes in light of traits: A phylogenetic perspective

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JMJennifer B. H. MartinyUniversity of California, Irvine SJStuart E. JonesGrand Valley State University JLJay T. LennonCommittee on Climate Change

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Review reveals hierarchical phylogenetic conservation of microbial traits across diverse ecosystems, suggesting taxonomy predicts functional responses to environmental shifts.

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To review the phylogenetic distribution of microbial traits and propose a predictive framework linking taxonomic variation to functional traits under selective pressure.
Synthesized findings from studies assessing the phylogenetic conservation and distribution of microbial phenotypic traits across the tree of life.
Compared trait organizational patterns between free-living and host-associated microbial communities.
Microbial traits show differential, hierarchical conservation across the tree of life, with deeper conservation linked to higher biochemical complexity.
Human and free-living microbiomes display shared organizational parallels, supporting a generalizable trait-based evolutionary model.
The degree of taxonomic or genetic divergence between microbiome samples directly indicates the scale and nature of the traits under environmental selection.

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Martiny et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a01cd92fdf359f3d7d8b4cb https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aac9323

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Review reveals hierarchical phylogenetic conservation of microbial traits across diverse ecosystems, suggesting taxonomy predicts functional responses to environmental shifts.

Microbiomes in light of traits: A phylogenetic perspective

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Microbiomes in light of traits: A phylogenetic perspective

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