Fifty important research questions in microbial ecology
| Autor: | Sarah R. Johnston, Kenneth Wilson, William D. K. Reid, Heather A. Robinson, Erin Haskell, Paz Aranega-Bou, James E. McDonald, Zenobia Lewis, Chloe Orland, Andres N. Arce, Nasmille L. Mejia-Florez, Rachael E. Antwis, Marco Pautasso, Francesca L. Brailsford, Ellen L. Fry, David O'Brien, Michael C. Macey, William J. Sutherland, Xavier A. Harrison, Chloe Heys, Ian Goodhead, Alexandre B. de Menezes, Chloe E. James, Alan J. McCarthy, Aimee S. Bettridge, Andrew Devaynes, Sarah M. Griffiths, Gillian R. Lewis, Kristian M. Forbes |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Sutherland, William [0000-0002-6498-0437], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Food Safety Rare biosphere evolutionary processes Applied ecology media_common.quotation_subject Ecology (disciplines) Biology 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Microbiology Communicable Diseases QH301 03 medical and health sciences Microbial ecology Humans 14. Life underwater Evolutionary dynamics Function (engineering) Ecosystem media_common 2. Zero hunger QL Food security Bacteria Ecology Microbiota Environmental ethics 15. Life on land functional diversity Biological Evolution host–microbiome interactions environmental processes priority setting research agenda 030104 developmental biology 13. Climate action Diversity (politics) |
| Zdroj: | FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY |
| ISSN: | 1574-6941 0168-6496 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/femsec/fix044 |
| Popis: | © FEMS 2017. All rights reserved. Microbial ecology provides insights into the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of microbial communities underpinning every ecosystem on Earth. Microbial communities can now be investigated in unprecedented detail, although there is still a wealth of open questions to be tackled. Here we identify 50 research questions of fundamental importance to the science or application of microbial ecology, with the intention of summarising the field and bringing focus to new research avenues. Questions are categorised into seven themes: host-microbiome interactions; health and infectious diseases; human health and food security; microbial ecology in a changing world; environmental processes; functional diversity; and evolutionary processes. Many questions recognise that microbes provide an extraordinary array of functional diversity that can be harnessed to solve real-world problems. Our limited knowledge of spatial and temporal variation in microbial diversity and function is also reflected, as is the need to integrate micro- and macro-ecological concepts, and knowledge derived from studies with humans and other diverse organisms. Although not exhaustive, the questions presented are intended to stimulate discussion and provide focus for researchers, funders and policy makers, informing the future research agenda in microbial ecology. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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