Microbial community assembly and metabolic function during mammalian corpse decomposition. Metcalf, J., Xu, Z., Weiss, S., Lax, S., Van, T., Hyde, E., Song, S., Amir, A., Larsen, P., Sangwan, N., Haarmann, D., Humphrey, G., Ackermann, G., Thompson, L., Lauber, C., Bibat, A., Nicholas, C., Gebert, M., Petrosino, J., Reed, S., Gilbert, J., Lynne, A., Bucheli, S., Carter, D., & Knight, R. Science (New York, N.Y.), 351(6269):158–162, 2016. doi abstract bibtex Vertebrate corpse decomposition provides an important stage in nutrient cycling in most terrestrial habitats, yet microbially mediated processes are poorly understood. Here we combine deep microbial community characterization, community-level metabolic reconstruction, and soil biogeochemical assessment to understand the principles governing microbial community assembly during decomposition of mouse and human corpses on different soil substrates. We find a suite of bacterial and fungal groups that contribute to nitrogen cycling and a reproducible network of decomposers that emerge on predictable time scales. Our results show that this decomposer community is derived primarily from bulk soil, but key decomposers are ubiquitous in low abundance. Soil type was not a dominant factor driving community development, and the process of decomposition is sufficiently reproducible to offer new opportunities for forensic investigations. Copyright © 2016, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
@article{metcalf_microbial_2016,
title = {Microbial community assembly and metabolic function during mammalian corpse decomposition},
volume = {351},
issn = {1095-9203},
doi = {10.1126/science.aad2646},
abstract = {Vertebrate corpse decomposition provides an important stage in nutrient cycling in most terrestrial habitats, yet microbially mediated processes are poorly understood. Here we combine deep microbial community characterization, community-level metabolic reconstruction, and soil biogeochemical assessment to understand the principles governing microbial community assembly during decomposition of mouse and human corpses on different soil substrates. We find a suite of bacterial and fungal groups that contribute to nitrogen cycling and a reproducible network of decomposers that emerge on predictable time scales. Our results show that this decomposer community is derived primarily from bulk soil, but key decomposers are ubiquitous in low abundance. Soil type was not a dominant factor driving community development, and the process of decomposition is sufficiently reproducible to offer new opportunities for forensic investigations. Copyright © 2016, American Association for the Advancement of Science.},
language = {English},
number = {6269},
journal = {Science (New York, N.Y.)},
author = {Metcalf, J.L. and Xu, Z.Z. and Weiss, S. and Lax, S. and Van, Treuren and Hyde, E.R. and Song, S.J. and Amir, A. and Larsen, P. and Sangwan, N. and Haarmann, D. and Humphrey, G.C. and Ackermann, G. and Thompson, L.R. and Lauber, C. and Bibat, A. and Nicholas, C. and Gebert, M.J. and Petrosino, J.F. and Reed, S.C. and Gilbert, J.A. and Lynne, A.M. and Bucheli, S.R. and Carter, D.O. and Knight, R.},
year = {2016},
pages = {158--162},
}
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