Novedoso método de selección artificial mejora la función de comunidades microbianas simuladas

Björn Vessman1, Pablo Guridi-Fernández1,2, Flor Inés Arias-Sánchez3

  • 1Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Resumen

Un nuevo método de "desmontaje" para la cría de comunidades microbianas muestra ser prometedor al explorar diversas combinaciones de especies. Si bien las especies individuales evolucionaron para un crecimiento más rápido, el rendimiento general de la comunidad se mantuvo estable, lo que destaca el potencial del método para la selección de comunidades microbianas.

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