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  • Systems Biology
  • Computational Biology

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  • Bacterial species interactions are crucial for community functions but are often studied using bulk measurements that ignore cell-to-cell variability and spatial context.
  • Understanding these interactions at a finer scale is essential for predicting microbial community behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate bacterial species interactions and kinetic variations using real-time surface growth measurements of microcolonies.
  • To compare monocultures and cocultures of *Pseudomonas putida* and *P. veronii* under different substrate conditions.
  • To analyze the influence of founder cell density, spatial positioning, and phenotypic variation on microcolony growth.

Main Methods:

  • Real-time surface growth measurements of thousands of microcolonies.
  • Culturing *Pseudomonas putida* and *P. veronii* in monoculture and coculture.
  • Utilizing substrate competition (succinate) and substrate independence (d-mannitol, putrescine) conditions.
  • Employing cell-agent growth modeling, exometabolite analysis, and simulations.

Main Results:

  • In monoculture, microcolony size depended on founder cell density, positioning, growth rates, and lag times.
  • Under substrate competition, *P. putida* was favored, but both species showed reduced maximum growth rates; some *P. veronii* microcolonies grew unexpectedly larger due to phenotypic variation.
  • A linear relationship between founder cell ratios and colony area ratios was observed, with slopes indicating interaction strength, but kinetic models did not fully predict observed biomass ratios, suggesting cross-feeding or inhibition.

Conclusions:

  • Microcolony growth experiments provide valuable insights into bacterial interactions and community dynamics.
  • Cell-to-cell variability and spatial context are critical factors influencing bacterial community structure and function.
  • Beyond inherent growth kinetics, factors like metabolite exchange significantly shape spatial interactions in bacterial communities.