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Translating microbial kinetics into quantitative responses and testable hypotheses using Kinbiont.

Fabrizio Angaroni¹, Alberto Peruzzi¹, Edgar Z Alvarenga²

¹Computational Biology Research Centre, Human Technopole, Milan, Italy.

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Kinbiont is a new open-source tool that uses dynamic models and machine learning to analyze microbial growth data. It helps researchers gain insights into microbial responses to environmental changes, accelerating scientific discovery.

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Area of Science:

Microbiology
Computational Biology
Systems Biology

Background:

Quantitative methods are crucial for understanding microbial responses to environmental changes, addressing challenges like antibiotic resistance and optimizing bioproduction.
Analyzing complex microbial growth datasets to derive actionable insights remains a significant hurdle in microbiology.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce Kinbiont, an open-source computational tool designed to integrate dynamic modeling with machine learning for data-driven microbial discovery.
To provide a framework for converting microbial kinetics data into interpretable and testable hypotheses.

Main Methods:

Kinbiont employs a three-module pipeline: data preprocessing, model-based parameter inference (using user-defined or built-in models), and explainable machine learning for condition-to-parameter mapping.
The tool was benchmarked on diverse datasets, including diauxic growth, ethanol bioproduction, phage-bacteria interactions, and antibiotic inhibition assays.

Main Results:

Kinbiont successfully analyzed various microbial growth datasets, demonstrating its versatility.
The tool automatically identified mathematical relationships governing microbial responses, as shown in classical nutrient-limitation experiments and antibiotic assays.
A large-scale ecotoxicological screen using Kinbiont revealed growth-phase-specific sensitivities to environmental stressors.

Conclusions:

Kinbiont effectively translates complex microbial kinetics data into understandable biological insights.
This tool serves as a powerful platform for accelerating research and hypothesis generation in modern microbiology.
Kinbiont facilitates data-driven discovery by linking experimental conditions to inferred biological parameters.