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Megan N. Nickerson

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Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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MicrobiologymSystemsPeer-reviewedJun 9, 2025

Hyperdiverse, bioactive, and interaction-specific metabolites produced only in co-culture suggest diverse competitors may fuel secondary metabolism of xylarialean fungi

Mario Emilio Ernesto Franco, Megan N. Nickerson, Benjamin P. Bowen…·Jana M. U’Ren

This study shows that co-culturing xylarialean fungi increases metabolite diversity and bioactivity, suggesting competitive interactions drive secondary metabolism.

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