Long-term warming associated with genetic changes in soil microbes

WASHINGTON — Long-term warming is associated with genetic changes in soil microbes, "resulting in altered microbial response to the environment,” researchers reported at ASM Microbe.
The researchers investigated how rising temperatures might affect terrestrial microbes’ impact on the climate.
“I’m really interested in soil, the microbes in the soil, and whether they can act as self-reinforcing feedback for the climate system,” Kristen M. DeAngelis, PhD, an associate professor in the department of microbiology at the University of Massachusetts, said.
DeAngelis

WASHINGTON — Long-term warming is associated with genetic changes in soil microbes, «resulting in altered microbial response to the environment,” researchers reported at ASM Microbe.
The researchers investigated how rising temperatures might affect terrestrial microbes’ impact on the climate.
“I’m really interested in soil, the microbes in the soil, and whether they can act as self-reinforcing feedback for the climate system,” Kristen M. DeAngelis, PhD, an associate professor in the department of microbiology at the University of Massachusetts, said.
DeAngelis