Front. Microbiol. Frontiers in Microbiology Front. Microbiol. 1664-302X Frontiers Media S.A. 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01299 Microbiology Correction Addendum: Editorial: Linking Ecosystem Function to Microbial Diversity Bernhard Anne E. 1 * Kelly John J. 2 1Biology Department, Connecticut College New London, CT, USA 2Biology Department, Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL, USA

Edited and reviewed by: Lisa Y. Stein, University of Alberta, Canada

*Correspondence: Anne E. Bernhard anne.bernhard@conncoll.edu

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 An addendum on Editorial: Linking Ecosystem Function to Microbial Diversity by Bernhard, A. E., and Kelly, J. J. (2016). Front. Microbiol. 7:1041. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01041 metatranscirptomics permafrost fungi decomposition diversity

Two additional papers that are featured in this Research Topic are published in Frontiers in Terrestrial Microbiology. Valentin et al. (2014) explore relationships of fungal diversity and respiration rates of decomposing wood. And, using metatranscriptomics to investigate microbial activities in thawing permafrost, Coolen and Orsi (2015) demonstrate a potential link between bacteria carrying out acetogenesis and methanogenesis.

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