The Microbial Conveyor Belt: Connecting the Globe through Dispersion and Dormancy
| Autor: | Juan Höfer, Mireia Mestre |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Microbiology (medical)
0303 health sciences Microbial Viability Bacteria 030306 microbiology Adverse conditions Earth science Temperature Conveyor belt Biology Bacterial Physiological Phenomena Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences Phylogeography Soil Infectious Diseases Global distribution Virology Dispersion (optics) Dormancy 030304 developmental biology |
| Zdroj: | Trends in microbiology. 29(6) |
| ISSN: | 1878-4380 |
| Popis: | Despite the recent increase in knowledge concerning microorganisms, the processes determining their global distribution and functioning have not been disentangled. Microbial dormant stages are adapted to endure specific adverse conditions related to their dispersion path, suggesting that dispersion is not entirely a stochastic process. Long-term dormancy enhances microbial dispersion, promoting the ubiquity of microorganisms. The evidence leads us to propose that there is a global, recurrent, and spatially cyclical dispersion of microorganisms that we have called the Microbial Conveyor Belt. These dispersion cycles directly influence the distribution of microorganisms, the global cycling of inorganic and organic matter, and thus the Earth system's functioning. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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