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S. Estrela

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Ecology· 6 Evolutionary Biology· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 7 Assay:metagenomics· 6 Approach:statistical model· 6 Organism:bacteria (other)· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:human· 1

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A. Sanchez· 8 shared J. C. C. Vila· 5 shared A. Sanchez-Gorostiaga· 4 shared D. Bajic· 4 shared C.-Y. Chang· 3 shared M. Rebolleda-Gomez· 3 shared N. Lu· 3 shared J. Diaz-Colunga· 2 shared

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2017-2023 · peak 4/yr

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A. Sanchez

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9 papers

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Metabolic similarity and the predictability of microbial community assembly

J. C. C. Vila, J. Goldford, S. Estrela, D. Bajic, A. Sanchez-Gorostiaga, A. Damian-Serrano, N. Lu, R. Marsland, M. Rebolleda-Gomez, P. Mehta, A. Sanchez

The paper predicts microbial community composition based on metabolic similarities across environments by analyzing growth rates and secretion profiles of proteobacterial strains.

bioRxiv · Oct 25, 2023 · PreprintEcology

Assembly of gut-derived bacterial communities follows "early-bird" resource utilization dynamics

A. Aranda-Diaz, L. Willis, T. H. Nguyen, P.-Y. Ho, J. Vila, T. Thomsen, T. Chavez, R. Yan, F. B. Yu, N. Neff, A. Sanchez, S. Estrela, K. Huang

This study shows that gut microbiota assembly follows 'early-bird' dynamics where fast-growing species dominate nutrient sources, and develops a predictive model for community composition based on nutrient inputs.

bioRxiv · Jan 13, 2023Microbiology

Emergent coexistence in multispecies microbial communities

C.-Y. Chang, D. Bajic, J. C. C. Vila, S. Estrela, A. Sanchez

The paper tests whether pairwise coexistence in microbial communities predicts coexistence in complex communities, finding that most species pairs fail to coexist when isolated.

bioRxiv · May 20, 2022Ecology

Diversity begets diversity under microbial niche construction

S. Estrela, J. Diaz-Colunga, J. C. C. Vila, A. Sanchez-Gorostiaga, A. Sanchez

The paper shows microbial niche construction and cross-feeding promote positive diversity relationships in communities, dependent on metabolic interactions.

bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2022 · PreprintEcology

Nutrient dominance governs the assembly of microbial communities in mixed nutrient environments

S. Estrela, A. Sanchez-Gorostiaga, J. C. C. Vila, A. Sanchez

The paper investigates how nutrient interactions influence microbial community composition and finds that nutrient dominance patterns can predict community assembly in mixed nutrient environments.

bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2020Ecology

Top-down engineering of complex communities by directed evolution

C.-Y. Chang, J. C. C. Vila, M. Bender, R. Li, M. C. Mankowski, M. Bassette, J. Borden, S. Golfier, P. G. Sanchez, R. Waymack, X. Zhu, J. Diaz-Colunga, S. Estrela, M. Rebolleda-Gomez, A. Sanchez

This study develops a modeling framework to explore directed evolution strategies for engineering complex microbial communities, identifying effective methods to enhance their stability and functionality.

bioRxiv · Jul 24, 2020Evolutionary Biology

Metabolic rules of microbial community assembly

S. Estrela, J. C. Vila, N. Lu, D. Bajic, M. Rebolleda-Gomez, C.-Y. Chang, A. Sanchez

This study shows microbial community assembly is predictable from metabolic principles, with taxonomic variability explained by competitive exclusion within functional groups.

bioRxiv · Mar 9, 2020Ecology

Community lifespan, niche expansion and the evolution of interspecific cooperation

A. M. M. Rodrigues, S. Estrela, S. P. Brown

This study investigates how niche expansion facilitates the evolution of mutualism by enhancing resource sharing, especially in high-density populations, and shows its role in promoting reproductive restraint and vulnerability to cheaters.

bioRxiv · Jan 2, 2020Evolutionary Biology

Emergent Simplicity in Microbial Community Assembly

J. E. Goldford, N. Lu, D. Bajic, S. Estrela, M. Tikhonov, A. Sanchez-Gorostiaga, D. Segre, P. Mehta, A. Sanchez

The paper shows that microbial communities re-assemble into predictable, stable communities through non-specific metabolic cross-feeding, even when grown in minimal environments.

bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2017Ecology