Affiliations: 1 Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
2 BioTechMed Graz, Graz, Austria.
Keywords:
passive competition, active competition, microbiome, selection, niche, probiotics, antibiotics, ecological stability, Candida, Escherichia coli
Corresponding Author(s):
Didac Carmona-Gutierrez, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria. carmonag@uni-graz.at
Frank Madeo, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria. madeo@uni-graz.at
Conflict of interest statement:
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Please cite this article as:
Maria A. Bauer, Katharina Kainz, Didac Carmona-Gutierrez and Frank Madeo (2018). Microbial wars: Competition in ecological niches and within the microbiome. Microbial Cell 5(5): 215-219. doi: 10.15698/mic2018.05.628
© 2018 Bauer et al. This is an open-access article released under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which allows the unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are acknowledged.
Microbial wars: competition in ecological niches and within the microbiome
Authors:Maria A. Bauer1, Katharina Kainz1, Didac Carmona-Gutierrez1 and Frank Madeo1,2
doi: 10.15698/mic2018.05.628
Volume 5, pp. 215 to 219, published 07/05/2018.
1 Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
2 BioTechMed Graz, Graz, Austria.
Keywords:
passive competition, active competition, microbiome, selection, niche, probiotics, antibiotics, ecological stability, Candida, Escherichia coli
Corresponding Author(s):
Conflict of interest statement:
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Please cite this article as:
Maria A. Bauer, Katharina Kainz, Didac Carmona-Gutierrez and Frank Madeo (2018). Microbial wars: Competition in ecological niches and within the microbiome. Microbial Cell 5(5): 215-219. doi: 10.15698/mic2018.05.628
© 2018 Bauer et al. This is an open-access article released under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which allows the unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are acknowledged.
Abstract:
Many microbial communities live in highly competitive surroundings, in which the fight for resources determines their survival and genetic persistence. Humans live in a close relationship with microbial communities, which includes the health- and disease-determining interactions with our microbiome. Accordingly, the understanding of microbial competitive activities are essential at physiological and pathophysiological levels. Here we provide a brief overview on microbial competition and discuss some of its roles and consequences that directly affect humans.