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Dilution-to-Stimulation: A Method for Selecting Polymer-Transforming Microbial Consortia
Diego Javier Jiménez1, Laura Díaz-García2, Lila Aldakheel3
1Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. diego.jimenezavella@kaust.edu.sa.
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The utilization of liquid enrichment cultures for selecting microbial communities has been employed to recover and increase the abundance of desired microbes capable of thriving on specific carbon sources. This strategy facilitates the development of microbial consortia designed to serve as models for studying the eco-enzymology of particular metabolic processes. In this context, we introduce a top-down method referred to as "dilution-to-stimulation" to artificially select polymer-transforming microbial consortia from soil samples.
