Cross-feeding enables robust coexistence between four bacterial species
Snorre Sulheim, Miguel Teixeira, Eric Ulrich, Alisson Gillon, Samuele Testa, Prajwal Padmanabha, Daniel Machado, Sara Mitri
This study shows that four bacterial species can coexist across diverse environments through cross-feeding and niche partitioning, challenging the competitive exclusion principle.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sep 17, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology