Constrained proteome allocation affects coexistence in models of competitive microbial communities.

ABSTRACT: Microbial communities are ubiquitous and play crucial roles in many natural processes. Despite their importance for the environment, industry and human health, there are still many aspects of microbial community dynamics that we do not understand quantitatively. Recent experiments have shown that the structure and composition of microbial communities are intertwined with the metabolism of the species that inhabit them, suggesting that properties at the intracellular level such as the allocation of cellular proteomic resources must be taken into account when describing microbial communities with a population dynamics approach. In this work, we reconsider one of the theoretical frameworks most commonly used to model population dynamics in competitive ecosystems, MacArthur's consumer-resource

SUBMITTER: Pacciani-Mori L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8115080 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature