Modular assembly of polysaccharide-degrading microbial communities in the ocean
T. N. Enke, M. S. Datta, J. Schwartzman, N. Cermak, D. Schmitz, J. Barrere, O. X. Cordero
This study shows that ocean polysaccharide-degrading microbial communities assemble in a modular fashion, with distinct primary degrader and broad-niche consumer modules, and validates this model using synthetic particles.
bioRxiv · Aug 8, 2018Microbiology