MaxEnt-based ecological niche modeling reveals precipitation seasonality as the dominant driver of antagonistic soil bacterial distributions in Punjab rice agroecosystems

Key Points

• Antagonistic soil bacteria distributions are predominantly influenced by precipitation seasonality.
• Key evidence shows significant correlation between bacterial diversity and seasonal precipitation patterns.
• Analysis using MaxEnt-based ecological niche modeling to examine soil bacterial distributions across the Punjab region.
• Findings highlight the importance of precipitation seasonality in understanding soil microbial ecology within rice agroecosystems.