Throughout their evolutionary history, bacteria have faced diverse threats from other
microorganisms, including competing bacteria, bacteriophages and predators. In response …

Since the colonization of land by ancestral plant lineages 450 million years ago, plants and
their associated microbes have been interacting with each other, forming an assemblage of …

Despite numerous surveys of gene and species content in heterotrophic microbial
communities, such as those found in animal guts, oceans, or soils, it is still unclear whether …

Bacteria have evolved a wide range of mechanisms to harm and kill their competitors,
including chemical, mechanical and biological weapons. Here we review the incredible …

Interspecies interactions shape the structure and function of microbial communities. In
particular, positive, growth-promoting interactions can substantially affect the diversity and …

The importance of microbial communities (MCs) cannot be overstated. MCs underpin the
biogeochemical cycles of the earth's soil, oceans and the atmosphere, and perform …

Microbial communities have numerous potential applications in biotechnology, agriculture,
and medicine. Nevertheless, the limited accuracy with which we can predict interspecies …

Probiotics, live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a
health benefit on the host, offer an alternative to antibiotics and have become popular …

The Vibrionaceae, which encompasses several potential pathogens, including V. cholerae,
the causative agent of cholera, and V. vulnificus, the deadliest seafood-borne pathogen, are …

A major challenge in theoretical ecology is understanding how natural microbial
communities support species diversity,,,,,,,, and in particular how antibiotic-producing …