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In the largest study of its kind, scientists in the Bork Group at EMBL have found that a small subset of microbes can carry and transfer genes across disparate habitats, creating a planet-wide, interconnected network of microbiomes 🌍 🦠 🔗 Read more here: www.embl.org/news/science...

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And you can see the study published in @cp-cell.bsky.social here! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

cell.comPlanetary microbiome structure and generalist-driven gene flow across disparate habitatsA planetary-scale analysis of over 85,000 metagenomes establishes a framework for exploring the structure and drivers of global microbial habitats, revealing that generalist species bridge ecological ...