ERC Starting Grant · 2018
Ecosystem in a box: Dissecting the dynamics of a defined microbial community in vitro
The dynamics of microbial communities may be driven by the interactions between community members, controlled by the environment, shaped by immigration or random events, influenced by evolutionary processes or result from an interplay of all these factors. This project aims to improve our understanding of how community structure and the environment impact community dynamics. Towards this aim, a defined in vitro community of human gut bacteria will be assembled, since their genomes are available and their metabolism is comparatively well resolved. In the first step, we will quantify the intrinsic variability of community dynamics and look for alternative stable states. Next, we will…
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