Bacterial–Fungal Interactions: Mutualism, Antagonism, and Competition
LifeThe interaction between bacteria and fungi is one of the key interactions of microbial ecology, including mutualism, antagonism, and competition, which profoundly affects the balance and functions of animal microbial ecosystems.
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Competition–colonization dynamics in experimental bacterial metacommunities [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2012 One of the simplest hypotheses used to explain species coexistence is the competition-colonization trade-off, that is, species can stably coexist in a landscape if they show a trade-off between competitive and colonization abilities.
Matias, Miguel +8 more
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Temperate Phages as Self-Replicating Weapons in Bacterial Competition [PDF]
Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 2017 Abstract Microbial communities are accompanied by a diverse array of viruses. Through infections of abundant microbes, these viruses have the potential to mediate competition within the community, effectively weakening competitive interactions and promoting coexistence.
Xiang-Yi Richter +2 more
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Interactions between pili affect the outcome of bacterial competition driven by the type VI secretion system [PDF]
, 2023 The bacterial type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a widespread, kin-discriminatory weapon capable of shaping microbial communities. Due to the system's dependency on contact, cellular interactions can lead to either competition or kin protection.
Otto SB +4 more
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Multifaceted Interfaces of Bacterial Competition. [PDF]
J Bacteriol, 2016 ABSTRACT Microbial communities span many orders of magnitude, ranging in scale from hundreds of cells on a single particle of soil to billions of cells within the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract. Bacterial cells in all habitats are members of densely populated local environments that facilitate competition between neighboring cells ...
Stubbendieck RM, Straight PD.
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The evolution of short- and long-range weapons for bacterial competition. [PDF]
Nat Ecol Evol, 2023 AbstractBacteria possess a diverse range of mechanisms for inhibiting competitors, including bacteriocins, tailocins, type VI secretion systems and contact-dependent inhibition (CDI). Why bacteria have evolved such a wide array of weapon systems remains a mystery.
Booth SC, Smith WPJ, Foster KR.
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Rhs NADase effectors and their immunity proteins are exchangeable mediators of inter-bacterial competition in Serratia. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2023 Many bacterial species use Type VI secretion systems (T6SSs) to deliver anti-bacterial effector proteins into neighbouring bacterial cells, representing an important mechanism of inter-bacterial competition.
Hagan M +7 more
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Essential role of membrane vesicles for biological activity of the bacteriocin micrococcin P1
Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, 2022 Bacterial membrane vesicles (MVs) have recently gained much attention and have been shown to carry a wide diversity of secreted bacterial components.
Yao Liu +11 more
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Engineering Bacterial Competitiveness and Persistence in the Phytosphere [PDF]
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®, 2002 Several tactics exist to improve the survival of an introduced microorganism of interest in the plant environment. One, derived from studies on the Agrobacterium-plant interaction and the role of opines in this interaction, proposes to promote growth of the inoculant in the plant environment via the establishment of a bias in the rhizosphere.
Savka, Michael A +3 more
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The evolution of strategy in bacterial warfare via the regulation of bacteriocins and antibiotics
eLife, 2021 Bacteria inhibit and kill one another with a diverse array of compounds, including bacteriocins and antibiotics. These attacks are highly regulated, but we lack a clear understanding of the evolutionary logic underlying this regulation.
Rene Niehus +4 more
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