Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Candida tropicalis culture supernatants modulate Pseudomonas aeruginosa antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation.

Scientific reports·2025
Same author

Decoding bacterial extracellular vesicles: A review on isolation and characterization techniques.

Archives of microbiology·2025
Same author

Naringenin as a Potent Natural Biofilm Inhibitor of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Diabetic Foot Ulcers Through lasR Competitive Inhibition.

Current microbiology·2025
Same author

<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>: metabolic allies and adversaries in the world of polymicrobial infections.

Critical reviews in microbiology·2024
Same author

Pelvic irradiation induces behavioural and neuronal damage through gut dysbiosis in a rat model.

Chemico-biological interactions·2023
Same author

A Comprehensive Bioinformatics Resource Guide for Genome-Based Antimicrobial Resistance Studies.

Omics : a journal of integrative biology·2023
Same journal

Drivers of Mosquito Microbiome Composition: Effects of Species, Locality, Season, and Plasmodium Infection.

Microbial ecology·2026
Same journal

Unravelling Extremophilic Microbiome Diversity and Functional Dynamics in Hypersaline Environment.

Microbial ecology·2026
Same journal

Emerging Threats in Southern U.S. Pine Plantations: Temporal Dynamics of Fungal Communities and the Impact of Lecanosticta acicola.

Microbial ecology·2026
Same journal

Gut Microbiota and Feeding Patterns of the Antarctic Fairy Shrimp (Branchinecta gaini Daday, 1910): A Metabarcoding Perspective.

Microbial ecology·2026
Same journal

Exploring Metabolic Interaction between Ophiostoma novo-ulmi and Geosmithia spp.

Microbial ecology·2026
Same journal

Comparing Aquatic Environmental DNA, Microscopy and Sedimentary DNA to Investigate Cyanobacterial Community Dynamics Across a Trophic Gradient.

Microbial ecology·2026
See all related articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 29, 2025

Assembly and Tracking of Microbial Community Development within a Microwell Array Platform
09:24

Assembly and Tracking of Microbial Community Development within a Microwell Array Platform

Published on: June 6, 2017

9.0K

Modeling Microbial Community Networks: Methods and Tools for Studying Microbial Interactions.

Shanchana Srinivasan1, Apoorva Jnana1, Thokur Sreepathy Murali2

  • 1Department of Public Health Genomics, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India.

Microbial Ecology
|April 8, 2024
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Understanding microbial interactions is key to ecosystem health. This review details methods to study these interactions, aiding in disease treatment and ecosystem research.

Keywords:
Dynamic modelingMicrobial interactionsMicrobiomeNetwork inference

More Related Videos

Microfluidic Tools for Probing Fungal-Microbial Interactions at the Cellular Level
08:19

Microfluidic Tools for Probing Fungal-Microbial Interactions at the Cellular Level

Published on: June 23, 2022

3.6K
Divergence of Root Microbiota in Different Habitats based on Weighted Correlation Networks
09:49

Divergence of Root Microbiota in Different Habitats based on Weighted Correlation Networks

Published on: September 25, 2021

4.3K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 29, 2025

Assembly and Tracking of Microbial Community Development within a Microwell Array Platform
09:24

Assembly and Tracking of Microbial Community Development within a Microwell Array Platform

Published on: June 6, 2017

9.0K
Microfluidic Tools for Probing Fungal-Microbial Interactions at the Cellular Level
08:19

Microfluidic Tools for Probing Fungal-Microbial Interactions at the Cellular Level

Published on: June 23, 2022

3.6K
Divergence of Root Microbiota in Different Habitats based on Weighted Correlation Networks
09:49

Divergence of Root Microbiota in Different Habitats based on Weighted Correlation Networks

Published on: September 25, 2021

4.3K

Area of Science:

  • Microbiology
  • Ecology
  • Systems Biology

Background:

  • Microbial interactions are crucial for ecosystem function.
  • Characterizing interactions (positive, negative, neutral) reveals microbial roles.
  • Diverse methods exist to study these complex relationships.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review qualitative and quantitative methods for studying microbial interactions.
  • To highlight the importance of understanding microbial communities.
  • To explore applications in disease treatment and ecosystem management.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative: Co-culturing with microscopy, multi-omics (metagenomics, metabolomics, metatranscriptomics).
  • Quantitative: Network construction and inference, computational modeling, synthetic consortia.
  • Integration of diverse techniques to decipher interaction functions.

Main Results:

  • Methods provide insights into the roles of interacting microbial partners.
  • Qualitative and quantitative approaches offer complementary data.
  • Technological advancements enhance the study of microbial communities.

Conclusions:

  • Studying microbial interactions deepens understanding of ecosystems.
  • Effective frameworks for infectious disease treatment can be designed.
  • This research is vital for managing microbial communities and health.