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Eco-evolutionary feedbacks mediated by bacterial membrane vesicles.

Nikola Zlatkov¹, Aftab Nadeem¹, Bernt Eric Uhlin¹

¹Department of Molecular Biology and The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden.

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Bacterial membrane vesicles (BMVs) are key to bacterial survival and community stability. These vesicles deliver essential cargo, mediating interactions and influencing eco-evolutionary dynamics in diverse environments.

Keywords:

bacterial membrane vesicles ecology evolution

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Microbiology
Evolutionary Biology
Ecology

Background:

Bacterial membrane vesicles (BMVs) are extracellular organelles facilitating cargo delivery.
BMVs play a role in bacterial eco-evolutionary dynamics across various environments and hosts.

Purpose of the Study:

To review current knowledge on BMVs in bacterial eco-evolutionary dynamics.
To highlight the multifaceted roles of BMVs in microbial communities and ecosystems.

Main Methods:

Literature review of studies on bacterial membrane vesicles.
Analysis of BMV functions in environmental interactions and evolution.

Main Results:

BMVs stabilize bacterial communities by mitigating negative evolutionary trade-offs.
BMVs act as ecosystem engineers: detergents, cycle mediators, biofilm components, cross-feeding substrates, defense systems, and enzyme delivery.
BMVs mediate interactions between bacterial species and with hosts.

Conclusions:

BMVs extend and deliver phenotypic traits with ecological and evolutionary value.
BMVs are crucial for bacterial adaptation, community structure, and ecosystem functioning.