Do bacteria follow a biogeographic pattern?

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Tony Cundell

I have not seen a satisfactory answer.

Clearly microorganisms with a close relationship with plants or animals will follow their geographic distribution.

I assume your Rhizobium would only be found free-living in soil surrounding the host plant

Andrey M Yurkov

It seems that microbes (including bacteria) might show biogeographic patterns, e.g.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6734515_Allopatric_origins_of_microbial_species

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23163831_Colloquium_paper_microbes_on_mountainsides_contrasting_elevational_patterns_of_bacterial_and_plant_diversity

Article Allopatric origins of microbial species

Article Bryant JA, Lamanna C, Morlon H, Kerkhoff AJ, Enquist BJ, Gre...