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Multi-stability and the origin of microbial community types
Tekijät: Gonze D, Lahti L, Raes J, Faust K
Kustantaja: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
Kustannuspaikka: London
Julkaisuvuosi: 2017
Journal: ISME Journal
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: ISME JOURNAL
Lehden akronyymi: ISME J
Vuosikerta: 11
Numero: 10
Aloitussivu: 2159
Lopetussivu: 2166
Sivujen määrä: 8
ISSN: 1751-7362
eISSN: 1751-7370
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2017.60
Verkko-osoite: 10.1038/ismej.2017.60
Tiivistelmä
The study of host-associated microbial community composition has suggested the presence of alternative community types. We discuss three mechanisms that could explain these observations. The most commonly invoked mechanism links community types to a response to environmental change; alternatively, community types were shown to emerge from interactions between members of local communities sampled from a metacommunity. Here, we emphasize multi-stability as a third mechanism, giving rise to different community types in the same environmental conditions. We illustrate with a toy model how multi-stability can generate community types and discuss the consequences of multi-stability for data interpretation.
The study of host-associated microbial community composition has suggested the presence of alternative community types. We discuss three mechanisms that could explain these observations. The most commonly invoked mechanism links community types to a response to environmental change; alternatively, community types were shown to emerge from interactions between members of local communities sampled from a metacommunity. Here, we emphasize multi-stability as a third mechanism, giving rise to different community types in the same environmental conditions. We illustrate with a toy model how multi-stability can generate community types and discuss the consequences of multi-stability for data interpretation.
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