title: Phylogenetic clustering of soil microbial communities by 16S rRNA but not 16S rRNA genes.
abstract: We evaluated phylogenetic clustering of bacterial and archaeal communities from redox-dynamic subtropical forest soils that were defined by 16S rRNA and rRNA gene sequences. We observed significant clustering for the RNA-based communities but not the DNA-based communities, as well as increasing clustering over time of the highly active taxa detected by only rRNA.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. kristen@post.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Kristen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: DeAngelis
authors.forename: Mary K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Firestone
mesh_terms: D001105:Archaea / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D044822:Biodiversity; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D017753:Ecosystem; D020459:Genes, rRNA / Q000235:genetics*; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014197:Trees; D014329:Tropical Climate
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S