The ISME Journal,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16(5), P. 1442 - 1452
Published: Jan. 22, 2022
Abstract
Species
loss
within
a
microbial
community
can
increase
resource
availability
and
spur
adaptive
evolution.
Environmental
shifts
that
cause
species
or
fluctuations
in
composition
are
expected
to
become
more
common,
so
it
is
important
understand
the
evolutionary
forces
shape
stability
function
of
emergent
community.
Here
we
study
experimental
cultures
simple,
ecologically
stable
Saccharomyces
cerevisiae
Lactobacillus
plantarum,
order
how
presence
absence
impacts
coexistence
over
timescales.
We
found
evolution
coculture
led
drastically
altered
outcomes
for
L.
but
not
S.
cerevisiae.
Both
monoculture-
co-culture-evolved
plantarum
evolved
dozens
mutations
925
generations
evolution,
only
had
isolation
from
lost
capacity
coexist
with
find
ecological
corresponds
fitness
differences
between
monoculture-evolved
genetic
changes
repeatedly
evolve
across
replicate
populations
plantarum.
This
work
shows
coevolution
prevent
destabilising
individual
species,
thereby
preserving
diversity
stability,
despite
rapid
adaptation.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
375(1798), P. 20190252 - 20190252
Published: March 23, 2020
Community
coalescence,
the
mixing
of
different
communities,
is
widespread
throughout
microbial
ecology.
Coalescence
can
result
in
approximately
equal
contributions
from
founding
communities
or
dominance
one
community
over
another.
These
outcomes
have
ramifications
for
structure
and
function
natural
use
biotechnology
medicine.
However,
we
little
understanding
when
a
particular
outcome
might
be
expected.
Here,
integrate
existing
theory
data
to
speculate
on
how
crucial
characteristic
communities-the
type
species
interaction
that
dominates
community-might
affect
coalescence.
Given
often
comparable
timescales
ecology
microevolution,
explicitly
consider
ecological
evolutionary
dynamics,
their
interplay,
determining
coalescence
outcomes.
This
article
part
theme
issue
'Conceptual
challenges
ecology'.
Critical Reviews in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
47(3), P. 338 - 358
Published: March 2, 2021
Existence
of
most
bacterial
species,
in
natural,
industrial,
and
clinical
settings
the
form
surface-adhered
communities
or
biofilms
has
been
well
acknowledged
for
decades.
Research
predominantly
focusses
on
single-species
as
these
are
relatively
easy
to
study.
However,
microbiologists
now
interested
studying
multispecies
revealing
interspecific
interactions
because
existence
a
plethora
different
species
together
almost
all
natural
settings.
Multispecies
biofilms-led
emergent
properties
triggered
by
social
which
have
huge
implication
research
practical
knowledge
useful
control
manipulation
microbial
communities.
Here,
we
discuss
some
important
that
take
place
biofilm
provide
insights
into
community-wide
changes
indicate
elucidate
underlying
mechanisms.
The Plant Journal,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
109(3), P. 508 - 522
Published: Nov. 7, 2021
Soil
is
a
living
ecosystem,
the
health
of
which
depends
on
fine
interactions
among
its
abiotic
and
biotic
components.
These
form
delicate
equilibrium
maintained
through
multilayer
network
that
absorbs
certain
perturbations
guarantees
soil
functioning.
Deciphering
principles
governing
within
soils
critical
importance
for
their
management
conservation.
Here,
we
focus
microbiota
discuss
complexity
impact
composition
function
interaction
with
plants.
We
how
physical
aspects
influence
microbiota-plant
support
plant
growth
responses
to
nutrient
deficiencies.
predict
understanding
determining
configuration
functioning
will
contribute
design
microbiota-based
strategies
preserve
natural
resources
develop
more
environmentally
friendly
agricultural
practices.
The ISME Journal,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16(5), P. 1442 - 1452
Published: Jan. 22, 2022
Abstract
Species
loss
within
a
microbial
community
can
increase
resource
availability
and
spur
adaptive
evolution.
Environmental
shifts
that
cause
species
or
fluctuations
in
composition
are
expected
to
become
more
common,
so
it
is
important
understand
the
evolutionary
forces
shape
stability
function
of
emergent
community.
Here
we
study
experimental
cultures
simple,
ecologically
stable
Saccharomyces
cerevisiae
Lactobacillus
plantarum,
order
how
presence
absence
impacts
coexistence
over
timescales.
We
found
evolution
coculture
led
drastically
altered
outcomes
for
L.
but
not
S.
cerevisiae.
Both
monoculture-
co-culture-evolved
plantarum
evolved
dozens
mutations
925
generations
evolution,
only
had
isolation
from
lost
capacity
coexist
with
find
ecological
corresponds
fitness
differences
between
monoculture-evolved
genetic
changes
repeatedly
evolve
across
replicate
populations
plantarum.
This
work
shows
coevolution
prevent
destabilising
individual
species,
thereby
preserving
diversity
stability,
despite
rapid
adaptation.
