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Microbiome Dynamics: Ecological Competition and Strain Displacement

The article explores how ecological competition, including nutrient and interference competition via bacterial toxins, influences strain displacement in microbiomes, supported by mathematical modeling and experiments with engineered and natural E. coli strains, highlighting the importance of private nutrients and interference mechanisms for successful invasion and displacement within diverse bacterial communities.

2 months ago•Source: Nature

Broad host range phages are widespread across ecosystems

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16.34 min•3 months ago

Broad host range phages are widespread across ecosystems

The study finds that phages with broad host ranges are common across various ecosystems, supported by extensive metagenomic data and advanced genomic analysis pipelines, highlighting their ecological significance and diversity.

via Nature