Biotic Interactions Are More Important than Propagule Pressure in Microbial Community Invasions
ABSTRACT Microbial probiotics are intended to improve functions in diverse ecosystems, yet probiotics often fail to establish in a preexisting microbiome. This is a species invasion problem. The relative importance of the two major factors controlling establishment in this context—propagule pressure...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-10-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02089-20 |