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A Method for Measuring Metabolism in Sorted Subpopulations of Complex Cell Communities Using Stable Isotope Tracing
Published on: February 4, 2017
Metabolic interactions shape a community's phenotype
Chrats Melkonian1, Michael F Seidl2, Justin J J van der Hooft3
1Theoretical Biology & Bioinformatics Group, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, 3584CH Utrecht, The Netherlands; Bioinformatics Group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
Metabolic interactions between auxotrophs and prototrophs in microbial communities are understudied. Yu et al. showed how intracellular as well as intercellular metabolism affects community fitness in the absence and presence of abiotic stress, that is, drugs.
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