Cross-feeding options define genome evolution and community assembly of deep groundwater microbiome
The findings provided new insights into the role of metabolic cross-feeding in genome evolution and community assembly of deep groundwater microbiomes. By extending the streamlining theory, this study underscores the critical influence of ecological interactions, particularly metabolic exchanges, in shaping microbial life under severe nutrient limitation, offering new insights into subsurface microbial communities.
Authors
- Carolina Mabel González-Rosales
- Maliheh Mehrshad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1108-6888)
- Matti Gralka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4599-1859)
- Mark Dopson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9622-3318)
- Maryam Rezaei Somee
- Stephanie Turner
- Stefan Bertilsson
Institutions
- Linnaeus University (SE)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Microbiome
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-026-00865-z
- Primary Topic
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00