Just as human communities are diverse, microbial ones are too 🌈
Fittingly for Pride Month, this rainbow "tent" maps all possible microbial interactions. Its corners reveal different ecological relationships, from specialization and commensalism to mutualism.
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@juergenzanghellini.bsky.socialWhat does a tent ⛺ have to do with microbial communities?
A lot, actually!
It describes the microbial playground. Its corners reveal ways they can interact: from specialization to commensalism to mutualism
Check out how geometry reveals rules for microbial interactions doi.org/10.1098/rsif...
