Unique ecology of co-occurring functionally and phylogenetically undescribed species in the infant oral microbiome
Nicholas Pucci, Amke Marije Kaan, Joanne K. Ujčič-Voortman, Arnoud P. Verhoeff, Egija Zaura, Daniel R. Mende
The paper identifies two previously unknown oral bacteria in infants and shows they co-occur and exchange nutrients through metabolic interactions.
PLoS Computational Biology · Mar 5, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics