Rethinking CSR theory to incorporate microbial metabolic diversity and foraging traits

J L Wood^{1

2}, A A Malik³, C Greening^{4

5}, P T Green^{6

7}, M McGeoch^{5

7}, A E Franks^{8

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Jen.Wood@latrobe.edu.au.
² Research Centre for Future Landscapes, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Jen.Wood@latrobe.edu.au.
³ School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, UK.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
⁵ Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
⁶ Research Centre for Future Landscapes, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁷ Department of Environment and Genetics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁸ Department of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Review

J L Wood et al. ISME J. 2023 Nov.

. 2023 Nov;17(11):1793-1797.

doi: 10.1038/s41396-023-01486-x. Epub 2023 Aug 18.

J L Wood^{1

2}, A A Malik³, C Greening^{4

5}, P T Green^{6

7}, M McGeoch^{5

7}, A E Franks^{8

6}

¹ Department of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Jen.Wood@latrobe.edu.au.
² Research Centre for Future Landscapes, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Jen.Wood@latrobe.edu.au.
³ School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, UK.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
⁵ Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
⁶ Research Centre for Future Landscapes, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁷ Department of Environment and Genetics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁸ Department of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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