The windblown: possible explanations for dinophyte DNA in forest soils
M. Gottschling, L. Czech, F. Mahe, S. Adl, M. Dunthorn
The paper analyzes environmental DNA metabarcoding data to show dinophyte DNA in forest soils likely comes from windblown aquatic species, not active terrestrial residents.
bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2020Microbiology