MicrobiologybioRxiv
Host Gut Motility and Bacterial Competition Drive Instability in a Model Intestinal Microbiota
Travis J. Wiles, Matthew L. Jemielita, Ryan P. Baker…·Raghuveer Parthasarathy
This study shows that host gut motility and bacterial competition together drive instability in a two-species intestinal microbiota, with reduced motility allowing coexistence.