Construction and Characterization of Synthetic Bacterial Community for Experimental Ecology and Evolution.

ABSTRACT: Experimental microbial ecology and evolution have yielded foundational insights into ecological and evolutionary processes using simple microcosm setups and phenotypic assays with one- or two-species model systems. The fields are now increasingly incorporating more complex systems and exploration of the molecular basis of observations. For this purpose, simplified, manageable and well-defined multispecies model systems are required that can be easily investigated using culturing and high-throughput sequencing approaches, bridging the gap between simpler and more complex synthetic or natural systems. Here we address this need by constructing a completely synthetic 33 bacterial strain community that can be cultured in simple laboratory conditions. We provide whole-genome data for all the str

SUBMITTER: Cairns J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6102323 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature