Emergence of stable coexistence in a complex microbial community through metabolic cooperation and spatio-temporal niche partitioning
S. Blasche, Y. Kim, R. Mars, E. Kafkia, M. Maansson, D. Machado, B. Teusink, J. Nielsen, V. Benes, R. Neves, U. Sauer, K. R. Patil
This study shows how kefir, a natural microbial community, achieves stable coexistence through spatio-temporal niche partitioning and metabolic cooperation during milk fermentation.
bioRxiv · Feb 22, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology