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Suppression of common species enables bacterial rarity in dry soils
A chosen few, common species are globally widespread. On the other hand, rare bacterial species display high sensitivity to environmental conditions at low relative abundances. Predictable shifts in soil bacterial rarity occur across biomes primarily driven by soil hydration conditions.
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