Article
Genome-based predictions of metabolic preferences and substrate phenotypes in psychrotrophic bacteria from permafrost environments.
Microbiology spectrum - 1 Sept 2026
West Jaimie R, Faber Quincy, Shepherd Abigail, Barbato Robyn A
Abstract excerpt
Genomes reveal vast functional potential, but harbor genomic noise that obscures prediction of metabolic and environmental preferences. Genomic databases are skewed towards clinically relevant and easily cultivated bacteria, limiting predictions for diverse and underrepresented environmental taxa. Psychrotrophic bacteria, which can survive and grow in cold, nutrient-limited, dry, and saline environments, are...
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- Genome, Bacterial
- Bacteria
- Phenotype
- Permafrost
- Phylogeny
- Genomics
- Soil Microbiology
