Microbial coexistence through chemical-mediated interactions
The drivers of coexistence between species with different growth rates are of interest in both ecology and applied microbial science. The authors show, via modelling, that species interactions moderated by consumption or degradation of chemicals can allow coexistence.
Main Authors: | Lori Niehaus, Ian Boland, Minghao Liu, Kevin Chen, David Fu, Catherine Henckel, Kaitlin Chaung, Suyen Espinoza Miranda, Samantha Dyckman, Matthew Crum, Sandra Dedrick, Wenying Shou, Babak Momeni |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-05-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10062-x |
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