mSystems
(Aug 2021)
Guided by Microbes: Applying Community Coalescence Principles for Predictive Microbiome Engineering
Jennifer D. Rocca,
Mario E. Muscarella,
Ariane L. Peralta,
Dandan Izabel-Shen,
Marie Simonin
Affiliations
Jennifer D. Rocca
ORCiD Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Mario E. Muscarella
ORCiD Institute of Arctic Biology, Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Ariane L. Peralta
ORCiD Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Dandan Izabel-Shen
ORCiD Department of Ecology, Environment, and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Marie Simonin
ORCiD University of Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00538-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6,
no. 4
Abstract
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Every seed germinating in soils, wastewater treatment, and stream confluence exemplify microbial community coalescence—the blending of previously isolated communities. Here, we present theoretical and experimental knowledge on how separated microbial communities mix, with particular focus on managed ecosystems.
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