News Headline

How do microbes choose from a 'menu' of food?

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2021-11-19

Microbial communities often contain several species that coexist even though they share similar metabolic abilities. How they do so is unclear. Researchers have now developed a model to show that if these species have complementary preferences for what they consume, they can more easily coexist.

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https://phys.org/news/2021-11-microbes-menu-food.html