High biodiversity in a benzene-degrading nitrate-reducing culture is sustained by a few primary consumers
oleh: Chrats Melkonian, Lucas Fillinger, Siavash Atashgahi, Ulisses Nunes da Rocha, Esther Kuiper, Brett Olivier, Martin Braster, Willi Gottstein, Rick Helmus, John R. Parsons, Hauke Smidt, Marcelle van der Waals, Jan Gerritse, Bernd W. Brandt, Wilfred F. M. Röling, Douwe Molenaar, Rob J. M. van Spanning
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-05-01 |
Deskripsi
Chrats Melkonian and colleagues use metagenomics and transcriptomics to study microbial dynamics in a 15-year old bioreactor. In contrast to what is expected in a system where benzene is the primary carbon and energy source, relatively few members of the microbial community can degrade this compound. The results have implications for understanding interdependencies within such a community.