Antagonism as a foraging strategy in microbial communities
Astrid KM Stubbusch, François J. Peaudecerf, Kang Soo Lee, Lucas Paoli, Julia A. Schwartzman, Roman Stocker, Marek Basler, Olga T. Schubert, Martin Ackermann, Cara Magnabosco, Glen G D’Souza
The paper shows bacteria use contact-dependent antagonism to acquire nutrients by lysing neighbors during starvation, enhancing growth in spatially structured environments.
Science · Jun 12, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology