The transfer of nutrients between cells, or cross-feeding, is a ubiquitous feature of microbial
communities with emergent properties that influence our health and orchestrate global …

Complex systems are challenging to understand, especially when they defy manipulative
experiments for practical or ethical reasons. Several fields have developed parallel …

All microorganisms release many metabolites, collectively known as the exometabolome.
The resultant multi-way cross-feeding of metabolites among microorganisms distributes …

Sugarcane is an important sugar and energy crop, and its yield is greatly affected by
drought. Although a large number of studies have shown that rhizosphere microorganisms …

Multispecies microbial communities often display “community functions” arising from
interactions of member species. Interactions are often difficult to decipher, making it …

Cooperation, paying a cost to benefit others, is widespread. Cooperation can be promoted
by pleiotropic 'win-win'mutations which directly benefit self (self-serving) and partner (partner …

The evolution of multicellular life spurred evolutionary radiations, fundamentally changing
many of Earth's ecosystems. Yet little is known about how early steps in the evolution of …

Interactive microbial communities are ubiquitous, influencing biogeochemical cycles and
host health. One widespread interaction is nutrient exchange, or cross-feeding, wherein …

In eukaryotes, conserved mechanisms ensure that cell growth is coordinated with nutrient
availability. Overactive growth during nutrient limitation (“nutrient–growth dysregulation”) can …

Efforts to model the gut microbiome have yielded important insights into the mechanisms of
interspecies interactions, the impact of priority effects on ecosystem dynamics, and the role …