The probability and duration of immigration in microbial communities
Thomas Peter Curtis, Ben Allen, Mathew Robert Brown, Amy Bell, Donna Swan, Russell James Davenport, William T. Sloan
The paper develops a method to estimate immigration probability and duration in microbial communities using the gamblers ruin equation and applies it to bioaugmentation, infection, and extinction scenarios.
The ISME Journal · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology