Enhanced niche colonisation and competition during bacterial adaptation to a fungus
A. Richter, F. Blei, G. Hu, J. W. Schwitalla, C. N. Lozano-Andrade, S. A. Jarmusch, M. Wibowo, B. Kjeldgaard, S. Surabhi, T. Jautzus, C. B. W. Phippen, O. Tyc, M. Arentshorst, Y. Wang, P. Garbeva, , A. T. Kovacs
This study evolves Bacillus subtilis in co-culture with Aspergillus niger, finding enhanced surfactin production and surface spreading that inhibit fungal growth.
bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology