Extracellular Metabolism Sets the Table for Microbial Cross-Feeding

Abstract

The transfer of nutrients between cells, or cross-feeding, is a ubiquitous feature of microbial communities with emergent properties that influence our health and orchestrate global biogeochemical cycles. Cross-feeding inevitably involves the externalization of molecules.

Document Details

• Document Type: Pub Defense Publication
• Publication Date: Feb 17, 2021
• Source ID: 10.1128/mmbr.00135-20

Entities

People

• Alexandra L McCully
• James B McKinlay
• Ryan K. Fritts

Organizations

• Army Research Office
• Indiana University
• National Science Foundation
• Simons Foundation

Tags

Fields of Study

• Biology

Readers

• Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
• Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
• Microbial Pathology

Technology Areas

• Biotechnology