Ákos T. Kovács

This paper designs a synthetic microbial community for lignin degradation by integrating ecological and trait-based selection, showing enhanced lignin conversion through functional partitioning.

The paper shows that successive cultivation under drought selects for specific microbiome members in wheat rhizosphere, with Stenotrophomonas and Rahnella showing differential abundance based on selection regimes.

The paper identifies metabolic exchange and siderophore sharing mechanisms that enhance biofilm formation among three rhizosphere bacterial species and improve plant growth in iron-depleted soil.

The paper investigates how siderophore exploitation and spatial structure influence microbial community dynamics in iron competition.

This study identifies metabolite-mediated interactions between Bacillus and Trichoderma that enhance Fusarium wilt control in soil.

This study identifies a novel pigment-producing biosynthetic gene cluster in Bacillus subtilis by genomic and spectroscopic analysis, expanding known secondary metabolite diversity.

This study shows bacillibactin inhibits Penicillium specialized metabolism by causing iron deficiency, altering fungal-bacterial community dynamics.

This study shows plipastatin, produced by some Bacillus subtilis isolates, protects non-producing strains against Fusarium oxysporum in a density-dependent manner in co-cultures.

This study identifies 3,273 biosynthetic gene clusters in 284 Paenibacillus genomes, revealing extensive unknown clusters and clade-specific biosynthetic patterns.

This study shows that the biofilm matrix, particularly EPS and TasA fibers, protects Bacillus subtilis against hydrogen peroxide, with sporulation playing a minor role.

This study shows that surfactin represses subtilosin A production in Bacillus subtilis, revealing an ecological interaction between secondary metabolites.

This study evolves bacterial biofilms to enhance polyethylene degradation, finding that evolved communities outperform ancestors through synergistic interactions and metabolic division of labor.

This study shows that surfactin production by Bacillus subtilis enhances its establishment success in synthetic bacterial communities.

This study investigates the role of surfactin in pellicle biofilm formation in B. subtilis, finding that surfactin deletion delays pellicle formation, which is rescued by exogenous surfactin.

This study presents 121 new Bacillales genomes, identifies 1,176 biosynthetic gene clusters, and provides open-access data to enhance research on secondary metabolite production.

This study investigates bacterial-fungal interactions between Bacillus velezensis and Trichoderma guizhouense, showing biofilm-mediated colonization and gene expression changes that reveal complex dynamics in soil microbiota.

The paper investigates factors influencing Bacillus subtilis abundance in natural soils, finding grasslands support higher abundance due to biotic interactions and abiotic factors like pH.

This study investigates how interspecies interactions shape genetic and phenotypic diversity in a two-species microbial consortium over evolutionary time.

This study investigates prophage-like elements in Bacillus subtilis across global and local scales, revealing their diversity, integration patterns, and potential impact on host evolution and physiology.

The paper identifies a large conjugative plasmid that promotes multispecies biofilm formation in the gut microbiota, enhancing resilience to environmental stressors.

The paper analyzes the phylogenetic distribution of biosynthetic gene clusters in the Bacillus subtilis group to understand secondary metabolite production patterns and conservation.

The paper develops a minimal differential equation model to describe metabolic oscillations in Bacillus subtilis biofilms, using a known chemical oscillator and validating it against biological observations.