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  • Understanding daily microbe-microbe interactions in ecosystems is limited.
  • Few bacteria have been studied in depth regarding their ecological roles.

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  • To develop a robust technique for investigating pairwise bacterial-bacterial interactions.
  • To identify and isolate novel bacterial species based on specific binding.

Main Methods:

  • A novel method utilizing cell-cell binding as a self-selective mechanism was developed.
  • A bait strain, *Serratia marcescens* (SMC43), was used to purify specific binding bacteria.
  • Purified bacteria were termed Microbial Partners (MiPners).

Main Results:

  • The technique successfully enriched for bacteria from the genera *Sphingobium* and *Caulobacter*.
  • Two isolated MiPners could not be cultured independently of the bait strain.
  • This indicates potential for culturing previously recalcitrant bacteria.

Conclusions:

  • The developed MiPner technology is a promising strategy for purifying interacting bacteria.
  • This method facilitates the study of previously uncultured bacteria and their ecological interactions.