Environmental Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
19(8), P. 2949 - 2963
Published: April 27, 2017
Summary
Microbial
communities
are
increasingly
utilized
in
biotechnology.
Efficiency
and
productivity
many
of
these
applications
depends
on
the
presence
cooperative
interactions
between
members
community.
Two
key
processes
underlying
production
public
goods
metabolic
cross‐feeding,
which
can
be
understood
general
framework
ecological
evolutionary
(eco‐evo)
dynamics.
In
this
review,
we
illustrate
relevance
microbial
biotechnological
processes,
discuss
their
mechanistic
origins
analyse
resilience.
Cooperative
behaviours
damaged
by
emergence
‘cheating’
cells
that
benefit
from
but
do
not
contribute
to
them.
Despite
this,
stabilized
spatial
segregation,
feedbacks
dynamics
ecology
community,
role
regulatory
systems
coupled
environmental
conditions
action
horizontal
gene
transfer.
enrich
with
a
higher
degree
robustness
against
stress
facilitate
evolution
more
complex
traits.
Therefore,
resilience
ability
constraint
detrimental
mutants
should
considered
design
robust
applications.
Science,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
356(6338), P. 638 - 642
Published: April 7, 2017
Bacteria
within
communities
can
interact
to
organize
their
behavior.
It
has
been
unclear
whether
such
interactions
extend
beyond
a
single
community
coordinate
the
behavior
of
distant
populations.
We
discovered
that
two
Bacillus
subtilis
biofilm
undergoing
metabolic
oscillations
become
coupled
through
electrical
signaling
and
synchronize
growth
dynamics.
Coupling
increases
competition
by
also
synchronizing
demand
for
limited
nutrients.
As
predicted
mathematical
modeling,
we
confirm
biofilms
resolve
this
conflict
switching
from
in-phase
antiphase
oscillations.
This
results
in
time-sharing
behavior,
where
each
takes
turns
consuming
Time-sharing
enables
counterintuitively
increase
under
reduced
nutrient
supply.
Distant
thus
time-sharing,
strategy
used
engineered
systems
allocate
resources.
The ISME Journal,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
15(4), P. 939 - 948
Published: Nov. 20, 2020
Abstract
Accumulating
evidence
suggests
that
the
response
of
bacteria
to
antibiotics
is
significantly
affected
by
presence
other
interacting
microbes.
These
interactions
are
not
typically
accounted
for
when
determining
pathogen
sensitivity
antibiotics.
In
this
perspective,
we
argue
resistance
and
evolutionary
responses
antibiotic
treatments
should
be
considered
only
a
trait
an
individual
species
but
also
emergent
property
microbial
community
in
which
pathogens
embedded.
We
outline
how
interspecies
can
affect
communities
treatment,
these
could
strength
selection,
potentially
changing
trajectory
evolution.
Finally,
identify
key
areas
future
research
will
allow
more
complete
understanding
bacterial
communities.
emphasise
acknowledging
ecological
context,
i.e.
occur
between
within
communities,
help
development
efficient
effective
treatments.
Nature Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
6(2), P. 151 - 156
Published: Jan. 4, 2021
Abstract
Biofilms
are
microbial
communities
that
represent
a
highly
abundant
form
of
life
on
Earth.
Inside
biofilms,
phenotypic
and
genotypic
variations
occur
in
three-dimensional
space
time;
microscopy
quantitative
image
analysis
therefore
crucial
for
elucidating
their
functions.
Here,
we
present
BiofilmQ—a
comprehensive
cytometry
software
tool
the
automated
high-throughput
quantification,
visualization
numerous
biofilm-internal
whole-biofilm
properties
time.
Current Biology,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
30(19), P. R1176 - R1188
Published: Oct. 1, 2020
Despite
numerous
surveys
of
gene
and
species
content
in
heterotrophic
microbial
communities,
such
as
those
found
animal
guts,
oceans,
or
soils,
it
is
still
unclear
whether
there
are
generalizable
biological
ecological
processes
that
control
their
dynamics
function.
Here,
we
review
experimental
theoretical
advances
to
argue
networks
trophic
interactions,
which
the
metabolic
excretions
one
primary
resource
for
another,
constitute
central
drivers
community
assembly.
Trophic
interactions
emerge
from
deconstruction
complex
forms
organic
matter
into
a
wealth
smaller
intermediates,
some
released
environment
serve
nutritional
buffet
community.
The
structure
emergent
network
rate
at
resources
supplied
many
features
assembly,
including
relative
contributions
competition
cooperation
emergence
alternative
states.
Viewing
assembly
through
lens
also
has
important
implications
spatial
communities
well
functional
redundancy
taxonomic
groups.
Given
ubiquity
across
environments,
they
impart
common
logic
can
enable
development
more
quantitative
predictive
ecology.
Apmis,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
128(3), P. 220 - 231
Published: Nov. 11, 2019
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
is
generally
described
as
ubiquitous
in
natural
settings,
such
soil
and
water.
However,
because
anecdotal
observations
published
reports
have
questioned
whether
or
not
this
description
true,
we
undertook
a
rigorous
study
using
three
methods
to
investigate
the
occurrence
of
P.
aeruginosa:
We
investigated
environmental
samples,
analyzed
16S
rRNA
data,
systematic
review
meta-analysis
data.
The
sample
screening
identified
significantly
associated
with
hydrocarbon
pesticide-contaminated
environments
feces,
compared
uncontaminated
which
its
prevalence
was
relatively
low.
data
analysis
showed
that
sequences
were
present
all
habitats
but
most
abundant
samples
from
human
animals.
Similarly,
revealed
obtained
intense
contact
had
higher
those
less
contact.
Thus,
found
clear
tendency
be
places
closely
linked
activity.
Although
may
nature,
it
usually
scarce
pristine
environments.
suggest
should
bacterium
largely
locations
