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Sensibilidad de la autoorganización espacial microbiana a la fricción superficial que depende de las interacciones
Philipp Tandler1,2, David R Johnson2,3, Guram Gogia1,2
1Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
The ISME journal
|February 19, 2026
Resumen
Los patrones espaciales microbianos son sensibles a su entorno. Las interacciones positivas conducen a patrones más sensibles que las negativas, ofreciendo información sobre la dinámica del ecosistema.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ecología microbiana
- Teoría de la autoorganización
- Ecología de sistemas
Sus antecedentes:
- Los patrones espaciales de autoorganización son comunes en los ecosistemas microbianos.
- Comprender cómo las condiciones ambientales afectan estos patrones es crucial para los sistemas microbianos asociados a superficies.
- La sensibilidad del patrón espacial influye en el funcionamiento y el ensamblaje del ecosistema.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar cómo las condiciones ambientales y las interacciones bióticas dan forma a la sensibilidad de la mezcla espacial en ecosistemas microbianos.
- Desarrollar un marco cuantitativo para evaluar la sensibilidad del patrón espacial.
Principales métodos:
- Se integraron principios de ecología de sistemas microbianos con la teoría de la autoorganización.
- Se utilizaron cepas desnitrificantes de *Stutzerimonas stutzeri* con diferentes tipos de interacciones (competitivas/negativas y de alimentación cruzada/positivas).
- Se cuantificó la fuerza de la mezcla espacial como un descriptor de la sensibilidad del patrón.
Principales resultados:
- La mezcla espacial que emerge de interacciones positivas es más sensible a los cambios ambientales que la que proviene de interacciones negativas.
- La alta dispersión a corto alcance y la fuerte interdependencia biótica promueven la mezcla espacial persistente.
- Las características del patrón espacial pueden inferir cuantitativamente la sensibilidad del ecosistema a las condiciones ambientales.
Conclusiones:
- Los factores ambientales y biológicos rigen conjuntamente el ensamblaje y la dinámica de los ecosistemas microbianos.
- La fuerza de la mezcla espacial es una métrica clave para comprender la sensibilidad del ecosistema.
- Los patrones espaciales emergentes proporcionan información sobre la resiliencia y la adaptación del ecosistema.
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