Community coalescence reveals strong selection and coexistence within species in complex microbial communities
Sophie Jean Walton, Qing Xu, Richa Sharma, Hannah R. Gellert, Chih-Fu Yeh, Jonas Cremer, Katherine S. Xue, Dmitri A. Petrov, Benjamin H. Good
The paper studies intra-species diversity in microbial communities by competing gut strains, finding strong selection and coexistence due to biotic interactions.
bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology