H. Mickalide

Closed microbial communities self-organize to persistently cycle carbon

The paper shows closed microbial communities of algae and bacteria self-organize to robustly cycle carbon through emergent metabolite exchange.

Higher-order interaction inhibits bacterial invasion of a phototroph-predator microbial community

The paper shows that a microbial community of algae and ciliate resists bacterial invasion through a 3-way interaction, not resource competition.

Environment determines evolutionary trajectory in a constrained phenotypic space

The paper shows that environmental constraints shape evolutionary trajectories in Escherichia coli by mediating trade-offs between swimming speed and growth rate through antagonistic pleiotropy.