A5038608455- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Gut microbiota and health
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Plant and animal studies
ETH Zurich
2023-2024
Ecological variation influences the character of many biotic interactions, but examples predator–prey reversal mediated by abiotic context are few. We show that temperature at which prey grow before interacting with a bacterial predator can determine very direction predation, reversing and identities. While Pseudomonas fluorescens reared 32°C was extensively killed generalist Myxococcus xanthus , P . 22°C became predator, slaughtering M to extinction growing on its remains. Beyond diffusible...
Ecological variation influences the character of many biotic interactions, but examples predator-prey reversal mediated by abiotic context are few. We show that temperature at which prey grow before interacting with a predatory bacterial species can determine very direction predation, reversing identities predator and prey. When lawns Pseudomonas fluorescens were reared 32 °C release generalist Myxococcus xanthus, M. xanthus extensively killed P. fluorescens. However, when was released onto...