Microbial community diversity predicts invasion resistance of freshwater biofilms against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Elisa Caldeira Pires Catão, Uli Klümper, Giulia Gionchetta, Xavier Bellanger, Amélie Porteu de la Morandière, Kenyum Bagra, Irina Dielacher, Alan Elena, Eda Deniz Erdem, Sonia Galazka, Agata Goryluk-Salmonowicz, Mateusz Szadziul, Edina Szekeres, Adela Teban-Man, Cristian Coman, , Christophe Merlin
The paper shows that microbial diversity in river biofilms predicts resistance to invasion by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, with higher diversity reducing the likelihood of establishment.
bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology