Interactions between strains govern the eco-evolutionary dynamics of microbial communities

Genomic data has revealed that genotypic variants of the same species, that is, strains, coexist and are abundant in natural microbial communities. However, it is not clear if strains are ecologically equivalent, and at what characteristic genetic distance they might exhibit distinct interactions an...

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Main Authors: Akshit Goyal, Leonora S Bittleston, Gabriel E Leventhal, Lu Lu, Otto X Cordero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2022-02-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/74987