Towards a General Understanding of Bacterial Interactions

Zhijie Zhang; Mark van Kleunen; Lutz Becks; Madhav P Thakur

doi:10.1016/j.tim.2020.05.010

Towards a General Understanding of Bacterial Interactions

Trends Microbiol. 2020 Oct;28(10):783-785. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.05.010. Epub 2020 May 28.

Authors

Zhijie Zhang¹, Mark van Kleunen², Lutz Becks³, Madhav P Thakur⁴

Affiliations

¹ Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78464, Konstanz, Germany.
² Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78464, Konstanz, Germany; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, China.
³ Aquatic Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78464, Konstanz, Germany.
⁴ Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78464, Konstanz, Germany. Electronic address: m.thakur@nioo.knaw.nl.

PMID: 32475802
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.05.010

Abstract

Understanding the general rules of microbial interactions is central for advancing microbial ecology. Recent studies show that interaction range, interaction strength, and community context determine bacterial interactions and the coexistence and evolution of bacteria. We highlight how these factors could contribute to a general understanding of bacterial interactions.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacteria / genetics
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena*
Ecology
Microbial Interactions*
Microbiota