Trait dimensions in bacteria and archaea compared to vascular plants.
archaea
bacteria
cell radial diameter
ecological strategies
genome size
maximum growth rate
plants
rRNA operon copy number
signal transduction proteins
trait ecology
Journal
Ecology letters
ISSN: 1461-0248
Titre abrégé: Ecol Lett
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101121949
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2021
Jul 2021
Historique:
revised:
25
02
2021
received:
18
10
2020
accepted:
04
03
2021
pubmed:
26
4
2021
medline:
16
6
2021
entrez:
25
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Bacteria and archaea have very different ecology compared to plants. One similarity, though, is that much discussion of their ecological strategies has invoked concepts such as oligotrophy or stress tolerance. For plants, so-called 'trait ecology'-strategy description reframed along measurable trait dimensions-has made global syntheses possible. Among widely measured trait dimensions for bacteria and archaea three main axes are evident. Maximum growth rate in association with rRNA operon copy number expresses a rate-yield trade-off that is analogous to the acquisitive-conservative spectrum in plants, though underpinned by different trade-offs. Genome size in association with signal transduction expresses versatility. Cell size has influence on diffusive uptake and on relative wall costs. These trait dimensions, and potentially others, offer promise for interpreting ecology. At the same time, there are very substantial differences from plant trait ecology. Traits and their underpinning trade-offs are different. Also, bacteria and archaea use a variety of different substrates. Bacterial strategies can be viewed both through the facet of substrate-use pathways, and also through the facet of quantitative traits such as maximum growth rate. Preliminary evidence shows the quantitative traits vary widely within substrate-use pathways. This indicates they convey information complementary to substrate use.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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IM
Pagination
1487-1504Subventions
Organisme : Macquarie U
Organisme : Australian Research Council
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© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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