What is microbial community ecology?

被引:349
作者
Konopka, Allan [1 ]
机构
[1] Pacific NW Natl Lab, Div Biol Sci, Richland, WA 99352 USA
关键词
microbial community; functional redundancy; microbial interactions; emergent properties; RIBOSOMAL-RNA; BIODIVERSITY; EVOLUTION; DYNAMICS; COMPLEXITY; DIVERSITY; BACTERIA; CONSEQUENCES; DEGRADATION; STABILITY;
D O I
10.1038/ismej.2009.88
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
The activities of complex communities of microbes affect biogeochemical transformations in natural, managed and engineered ecosystems. Meaningfully defining what constitutes a community of interacting microbial populations is not trivial, but is important for rigorous progress in the field. Important elements of research in microbial community ecology include the analysis of functional pathways for nutrient resource and energy flows, mechanistic understanding of interactions between microbial populations and their environment, and the emergent properties of the complex community. Some emergent properties mirror those analyzed by community ecologists who study plants and animals: biological diversity, functional redundancy and system stability. However, because microbes possess mechanisms for the horizontal transfer of genetic information, the metagenome may also be considered as a community property. The ISME Journal (2009) 3, 1223-1230; doi: 10.1038/ismej.2009.88; published online 6 August 2009
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