Exploring interspecific interaction variability in microbiota: A review
Interspecific interactions are an important component and a strong selective force in microbial communities. Over the past few decades, there has been a growing awareness of the variability in microbial interactions, and various studies are already unraveling the inner working dynamics in microbial...
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| description | Interspecific interactions are an important component and a strong selective force in microbial communities. Over the past few decades, there has been a growing awareness of the variability in microbial interactions, and various studies are already unraveling the inner working dynamics in microbial communities. This has prompted scientists to develop novel techniques for characterizing the varying interspecific interactions among microbes. Here, we review the precise definitions of pairwise and high-order interactions, summarize the key concepts related to interaction variability, and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of emerging characterization techniques. Specifically, we found that most methods can accurately predict or provide direct information about microbial pairwise interactions. However, some of these methods inevitably mask the underlying high-order interactions in the microbial community. Making reasonable assumptions and choosing a characterization method to explore varying microbial interactions should allow us to better understand and engineer dynamic microbial systems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-213fd661f7824e55b32f9bf18e1a73642025-08-20T02:40:08ZengElsevierEngineering Microbiology2667-37032024-12-014410017810.1016/j.engmic.2024.100178Exploring interspecific interaction variability in microbiota: A reviewZhong Yu0Zhihao Gan1Ahmed Tawfik2Fangang Meng3School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaNational Research Centre, Water Pollution Research Department, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt; Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, KuwaitSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Corresponding author.Interspecific interactions are an important component and a strong selective force in microbial communities. Over the past few decades, there has been a growing awareness of the variability in microbial interactions, and various studies are already unraveling the inner working dynamics in microbial communities. This has prompted scientists to develop novel techniques for characterizing the varying interspecific interactions among microbes. Here, we review the precise definitions of pairwise and high-order interactions, summarize the key concepts related to interaction variability, and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of emerging characterization techniques. Specifically, we found that most methods can accurately predict or provide direct information about microbial pairwise interactions. However, some of these methods inevitably mask the underlying high-order interactions in the microbial community. Making reasonable assumptions and choosing a characterization method to explore varying microbial interactions should allow us to better understand and engineer dynamic microbial systems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667370324000407Microbial communityInterspecific interactionInteraction variabilityVariability mechanismInteraction characterization |
| spellingShingle | Zhong Yu Zhihao Gan Ahmed Tawfik Fangang Meng Exploring interspecific interaction variability in microbiota: A review Engineering Microbiology Microbial community Interspecific interaction Interaction variability Variability mechanism Interaction characterization |
| title | Exploring interspecific interaction variability in microbiota: A review |
| title_full | Exploring interspecific interaction variability in microbiota: A review |
| title_fullStr | Exploring interspecific interaction variability in microbiota: A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring interspecific interaction variability in microbiota: A review |
| title_short | Exploring interspecific interaction variability in microbiota: A review |
| title_sort | exploring interspecific interaction variability in microbiota a review |
| topic | Microbial community Interspecific interaction Interaction variability Variability mechanism Interaction characterization |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667370324000407 |
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