Systems BiologybioRxiv
Emergence of microbial diversity due to cross-feeding interactions in a spatial model of gut microbial metabolism
Milan J.A. van Hoek, Roeland M.H. Merks
This study uses a spatial model to show that cross-feeding interactions drive microbial diversity in the gut, which collapses under increased gut flow.
DOI 10.1186/s12918-017-0430-4