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The enhanced domestication (EDEN) method improves bacterial cultivation by gradually acclimatizing microbes to lab conditions. This approach significantly increases the diversity and number of cultured bacteria, including previously uncultured species.

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  • Environmental bacteria face challenges adapting to laboratory cultivation, limiting the study of microbial diversity.
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  • To introduce and evaluate an enhanced domestication (EDEN) method for improving bacterial cultivation.
  • To increase the diversity and yield of cultured bacteria, including those previously uncultured.

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  • Development of a 3D-printable microwell plate with integrated growth chambers and continuous-flow media reservoirs for controlled bacterial acclimatization.
  • Application of the EDEN method to bacterial polycultures and monocultures, followed by amplicon sequencing to assess diversity.
  • Evaluation of EDEN's impact on the cultivability of agarose-encapsulated microcolonies.

Main Results:

  • EDEN significantly increased bacterial diversity and the proportion of likely-uncultured taxa in both polycultures and monocultures compared to standard methods.
  • The EDEN method doubled the cultivability of agarose-encapsulated microcolonies.
  • A previously uncultured bacterium with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity against drug-resistant pathogens was successfully isolated using EDEN.

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  • The enhanced domestication (EDEN) method represents a significant advancement in bacterial cultivation techniques.
  • EDEN facilitates the exploration of microbial diversity and the discovery of novel bacteria with valuable biotechnological properties, such as antimicrobial compounds.