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Contribution of genome‐scale metabolic modelling to niche theory.

Authors :
Régimbeau, Antoine
Budinich, Marko
Larhlimi, Abdelhalim
Pierella Karlusich, Juan José
Aumont, Olivier
Memery, Laurent
Bowler, Chris
Eveillard, Damien
Jordan, Ferenc
Source :
Ecology Letters; Jun2022, Vol. 25 Issue 6, p1352-1364, 13p
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Standard niche modelling is based on probabilistic inference from organismal occurrence data but does not benefit yet from genome‐scale descriptions of these organisms. This study overcomes this shortcoming by proposing a new conceptual niche that resumes the whole metabolic capabilities of an organism. The so‐called metabolic niche resumes well‐known traits such as nutrient needs and their dependencies for survival. Despite the computational challenge, its implementation allows the detection of traits and the formal comparison of niches of different organisms, emphasising that the presence–absence of functional genes is not enough to approximate the phenotype. Further statistical exploration of an organism's niche sheds light on genes essential for the metabolic niche and their role in understanding various biological experiments, such as transcriptomics, paving the way for incorporating better genome‐scale description in ecological studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1461023X
Volume :
25
Issue :
6
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Ecology Letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
157152509
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13954