Competition-induced metabolic switching governs the interaction network in plant microbiome assembly
Hidehiro Ishizawa, Rikuya Umemoto, Nanoka Yoshida, Miki Furuya, Yosuke Tashiro, Daisuke Inoue, Michihiko Ike, Masahiro Takeo, Hiroyuki Futamata
The paper shows that competition-induced metabolic switching drives microbial interactions in plant microbiomes, with strains switching substrates during competition to dominate the inhibitory interaction network.
bioRxiv · Jan 27, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology