Closely related Bacteroides of the murine intestinal microbiota affect each other's growth positively or negatively
H. Fokt, G. Sakalyte, R. Unni, M. Abukhalaf, L. Cassidy, G. Marinos, M. Godfroid, B. M. Kinfu, R. A. Schmitz, C. Kaleta, A. Tholey, J. F. Baines, T. Dagan, D. Unterweger
The paper tests growth interactions between closely related Bacteroides strains from mice and finds both positive and negative effects, with growth promotion more common than inhibition.
bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology