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X.-L. Wu

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Assay:metagenomics· 4 Approach:statistical model· 4 Organism:bacteria (other)· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1

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M. Wang· 8 shared Y. NieiD· 7 shared X. Chen· 5 shared X. Liu· 3 shared T. Huang· 2 shared X. Zheng· 2 shared Y. Fang· 2 shared Y.-Q. Tang· 2 shared

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The trade-off between individual metabolic specialization and versatility determines the metabolic efficiency of microbial communities

M. Wang, X. Chen, Y. Fang, X. Zheng, T. Huang, Y. Nie, X.-L. Wu

This study shows that microbial communities with metabolic redundancy outperform both specialized and division-of-labor systems in naphthalene degradation.

Cell Systems · Jan 1, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Keystone taxa responsible for the microbial community stability and performance of activated sludges

X. Liu, M. Wang, B. Liu, X. Chen, L. An, Y. Nie, X.-L. Wu

The paper identifies keystone taxa in activated sludge microbial communities that enhance stability but reduce function, highlighting the trade-off between stability and performance.

bioRxiv · Feb 26, 2023 · PreprintEcology

Type IV pilus shapes a "bubble-jet" pattern opposing spatial intermixing of two interacting bacterial populations

M. Wang, X. Chen, Y. Ma, D. Johnson, Y. Nie, X.-L. Wu

This study shows that type IV pili in bacterial consortia reduce spatial intermixing, forming a bubble-jet pattern that affects community productivity.

bioRxiv · Oct 17, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Even allocation of benefits stabilizes microbial community engaged in metabolic division of labor

M. Wang, X. Chen, x. Liu, Y. Fang, X. Zheng, T. Huang, Y.-Q. Tang, Y. Nie, X.-L. Wu

The paper develops a theoretical framework and validates it experimentally to show that even allocation of benefits stabilizes microbial communities engaged in metabolic division of labor.

bioRxiv · Sep 10, 2021Microbiology

Successful microbial colonization of space using an anti-aggregation strategy

X. Liu, M. Wang, Y. Nie, X.-L. Wu

This study shows that anti-aggregation strategies in microbial space colonization enhance competitive success by increasing Space Accessibility, offsetting lower growth rates or initial abundance.

bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2021 · PreprintEcology

Sessile bacterium unlocks ability of surface motility through mutualistic interspecies interaction

M. Wang, S. Geng, B. Hu, Y. Nie, X.-L. Wu

This paper identifies a mutualistic interaction between non-motile Dietzia and dimorphic Glycocaulis bacteria that enables surface motility through biosurfactant-mediated mechanisms and nutrient exchange.

Environmental Microbiology Reports · Nov 29, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Substrate traits shape the structure of microbial community engaged in metabolic division of labor

M. Wang, X. Chen, Y.-Q. Tang, Y. Nie, X.-L. Wu

The paper shows that substrate traits determine microbial community structure in metabolic division of labor by using mathematical models and synthetic consortia experiments.

bioRxiv · Nov 18, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology

Mono-homologous linear DNA recombination by the non-homologous end-joining pathway as a novel and simple gene inactivation method: a proof of concept study in Dietzia sp. DQ12-45-1b

S. Lu, Y. Nie, M. Wang, H. Xu, D. Ma, J.-L. Liang, X.-L. Wu

This paper demonstrates a novel gene inactivation method using NHEJ-mediated mono-homologous linear DNA recombination in Dietzia sp. DQ12-45-1b, showing its potential for broad application in prokaryotes.

bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2018Microbiology