Barrier-Free Microhabitats: Self-Organized Seclusion in Microbial Communities
Valentin M. Slepukhin, Victor Peris-Yague, Christian Westendorf, Birgit Koch, Oskar Hallatschek
The paper shows that microbial populations can self-organize into segregated subpopulations in microcavities through interactions with surface features, maintaining diversity despite competition.
bioRxiv · Mar 26, 2025 · PreprintBiophysics