EcologybioRxivPreprint
Metabolic switching promotes microbial coexistence under fluctuating resources
Yu-Pei Tseng, Jan Engelstädter, Andrew D. Letten
This study shows that metabolic switching allows microbes to coexist with specialists under fluctuating resources by exploiting temporal niches through flexible metabolism.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.19.745668