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SUBMITTER: Pagaling E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3869022 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pagaling Eulyn E Strathdee Fiona F Spears Bryan M BM Cates Michael E ME Allen Rosalind J RJ Allen Rosalind J RJ Free Andrew A
The ISME journal 20130829 1
Microbial communities mediate crucial biogeochemical, biomedical and biotechnological processes, yet our understanding of their assembly, and our ability to control its outcome, remain poor. Existing evidence presents conflicting views on whether microbial ecosystem assembly is predictable, or inherently unpredictable. We address this issue using a well-controlled laboratory model system, in which source microbial communities colonize a pristine environment to form complex, nutrient-cycling ecos ...[more]