Rights statement: This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in FEMS Microbiology Ecology following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Rachael E. Antwis, Sarah M. Griffiths, Xavier A. Harrison, Paz Aranega-Bou, Andres Arce, Aimee S. Bettridge, Francesca L. Brailsford, Alexandre de Menezes, Andrew Devaynes, Kristian M. Forbes, Ellen L. Fry, Ian Goodhead, Erin Haskell, Chloe Heys, Chloe James, Sarah R. Johnston, Gillian R. Lewis, Zenobia Lewis, Michael C. Macey, Alan McCarthy, James E. McDonald, Nasmille L. Mejia-Florez, David O’Brien, Chloé Orland, Marco Pautasso, William D. K. Reid, Heather A. Robinson, Kenneth Wilson, William J. Sutherland; Fifty important research questions in microbial ecology, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Volume 93, Issue 5, 1 May 2017, fix044, https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fix044 is available online at: https://academic.oup.com/femsec/article/93/5/fix044/3098413
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Fifty important research questions in microbial ecology
AU - Antwis, Rachael E.
AU - Griffiths, Sarah M.
AU - Harrison, Xavier A.
AU - Aranega-Bou, Paz
AU - Arce, Andres
AU - Bettridge, Aimee S.
AU - Brailsford, Francesca L.
AU - de Menezes, Alexandre
AU - Devaynes, Andrew
AU - Forbes, Kristian M.
AU - Fry, Ellen L.
AU - Goodhead, Ian
AU - Haskell, Erin
AU - Heys, Chloe
AU - James, Chloe
AU - Johnston, Sarah R.
AU - Lewis, Gillian R.
AU - Lewis, Zenobia
AU - Macey, Michael C.
AU - McCarthy, Alan
AU - McDonald, James E.
AU - Mejia-Florez, Nasmille L.
AU - O'Brien, David
AU - Orland, Chloé
AU - Pautasso, Marco
AU - Reid, William D.K.
AU - Robinson, Heather A.
AU - Wilson, Kenneth
AU - Sutherland, William J.
N1 - This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in FEMS Microbiology Ecology following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Rachael E. Antwis, Sarah M. Griffiths, Xavier A. Harrison, Paz Aranega-Bou, Andres Arce, Aimee S. Bettridge, Francesca L. Brailsford, Alexandre de Menezes, Andrew Devaynes, Kristian M. Forbes, Ellen L. Fry, Ian Goodhead, Erin Haskell, Chloe Heys, Chloe James, Sarah R. Johnston, Gillian R. Lewis, Zenobia Lewis, Michael C. Macey, Alan McCarthy, James E. McDonald, Nasmille L. Mejia-Florez, David O’Brien, Chloé Orland, Marco Pautasso, William D. K. Reid, Heather A. Robinson, Kenneth Wilson, William J. Sutherland; Fifty important research questions in microbial ecology, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Volume 93, Issue 5, 1 May 2017, fix044, https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fix044 is available online at: https://academic.oup.com/femsec/article/93/5/fix044/3098413
PY - 2017/5/1
Y1 - 2017/5/1
N2 - Microbial ecology provides insights into the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of microbial communities underpinning every ecosystem on Earth. Microbial communities can now be investigated in unprecedented detail, although there is still a wealth of open questions to be tackled. Here we identify 50 research questions of fundamental importance to the science or application of microbial ecology, with the intention of summarising the field and bringing focus to new research avenues. Questions are categorised into seven themes: host-microbiome interactions; health and infectious diseases; human health and food security; microbial ecology in a changing world; environmental processes; functional diversity; and evolutionary processes. Many questions recognise that microbes provide an extraordinary array of functional diversity that can be harnessed to solve real-world problems. Our limited knowledge of spatial and temporal variation in microbial diversity and function is also reflected, as is the need to integrate micro- and macro-ecological concepts, and knowledge derived from studies with humans and other diverse organisms. Although not exhaustive, the questions presented are intended to stimulate discussion and provide focus for researchers, funders and policy makers, informing the future research agenda in microbial ecology.
AB - Microbial ecology provides insights into the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of microbial communities underpinning every ecosystem on Earth. Microbial communities can now be investigated in unprecedented detail, although there is still a wealth of open questions to be tackled. Here we identify 50 research questions of fundamental importance to the science or application of microbial ecology, with the intention of summarising the field and bringing focus to new research avenues. Questions are categorised into seven themes: host-microbiome interactions; health and infectious diseases; human health and food security; microbial ecology in a changing world; environmental processes; functional diversity; and evolutionary processes. Many questions recognise that microbes provide an extraordinary array of functional diversity that can be harnessed to solve real-world problems. Our limited knowledge of spatial and temporal variation in microbial diversity and function is also reflected, as is the need to integrate micro- and macro-ecological concepts, and knowledge derived from studies with humans and other diverse organisms. Although not exhaustive, the questions presented are intended to stimulate discussion and provide focus for researchers, funders and policy makers, informing the future research agenda in microbial ecology.
KW - Environmental processes
KW - Evolutionary processes
KW - Functional diversity
KW - Host-microbiome interactions
KW - Priority setting
KW - Research agenda
U2 - 10.1093/femsec/fix044
DO - 10.1093/femsec/fix044
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 28379446
AN - SCOPUS:85027836655
VL - 93
JO - FEMS Microbiology Ecology
JF - FEMS Microbiology Ecology
SN - 0168-6496
IS - 5
M1 - fix044
ER -