Individual methanogenic granules are whole-ecosystem replicates with reproducible responses to environmental cues
We found that single anaerobic granules can be considered highly-replicated whole-ecosystems with potential usefulness for the field of microbial ecology. Additionally, they act as the smallest whole-community unit within the meta-community of an engineered bioreactor. When subjected to various environmental cues, anaerobic granules responded reproducibly allowing for rare or unique opportunities for high-throughput studies testing whole-community responses to a wide range of environmental conditions.
Authors
- Vincent O’Flaherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4785-1382)
- Anna Christine Trego
- Gavin Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9947-1130)
- Umer Zeeshan Ijaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5780-8551)
- Sarah O’Sullivan
Institutions
- Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Microbiome
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-024-00615-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.46
Funders
- Sight Research UK
- Enterprise Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland
- Natural Environment Research Council