MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Predator avoidance promotes inter-bacterial symbiosis with myxobacteria in polymicrobial communities
Shailaja Khanal Pokharel, Sheila Walsh, Nawal Shehata…·D. Cole Stevens
The paper isolates and characterizes myxobacterial consortia from soil, showing predation avoidance and metabolic complementarity drive stable inter-bacterial symbiosis.
DOI 10.64898/2026.02.12.705600