MicrobiologybioRxiv
Niche separation in cross-feeding sustains bacterial strain diversity across nutrient environments and may increase chances for survival in nutrient-limited leaf apoplasts
M. Murillo-Roos, H. S. M. Abdullah, M. Debbar…·M. T. Agler
The paper investigates how nutrient environments influence bacterial community assembly and cross-feeding in leaf apoplasts, finding that niche separation enables survival in nutrient-limited conditions.
DOI 10.1038/s41396-022-01271-2