Variance in C. elegans gut bacterial load suggests complex host-microbe dynamics
Satya Spandana Boddu, K. Michael Martini, Ilya M. Nemenman, Nic M. Vega
The paper investigates host-microbe dynamics in C. elegans by combining experiments and modeling, finding that stochastic switching between growth rate phenotypes explains observed bacterial load variation better than traditional models.
PLoS Computational Biology · Jun 9, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics