EcologybioRxiv
Metabolic dissimilarity determines the establishment of cross-feeding interactions in bacteria
S. Giri, L. Ona, S. Waschina…·C. Kost
The study shows that metabolic dissimilarity between bacterial strains promotes cross-feeding interactions, as demonstrated through cocultivation experiments and in-silico analysis of gut microbiota.
DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2021.10.019