The network of microbial decomposers is universal and is distinguished by cross-feeding, which allows them to metabolize decomposable products easily. The key bacterial and fungal decomposers are ...

The Earth’s oceans are a treasure trove of microbial life, with unique communities adapted to marine ecosystems such as the euphotic zone, hydrothermal vents, or nutrient-poor open ocean waters ...

Instead, the entire microbial community engages in intricate interactions with the human host and one another, which can occasionally lead to illness. Source: The ADA Forsyth Institute ...

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research have developed an innovative system – called MetaFlowTrain – that allows the study of metabolic exchange and interactions within ...

Anshuman Swain, Levi Fussell, William F. Fagan, Higher-order effects, continuous species interactions, and trait evolution shape microbial spatial dynamics, Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

The researchers applied the new approach to analyze model microbial communities, specifically Fusobacterium nucleatum-Streptococcus and Schaalia-TM7 interactions.