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ArticleISME communications2025

Time of first contact determines cooperator success in a three-member microbial consortium.

Rachel Los, Tobias Fecker, P A M van Touw, Rinke J van Tatenhove-Pel, Timon Idema

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Article in ISME communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Rachel LosDepartment of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0752-947X
Tobias FeckerDepartment of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7898-3524
P A M van TouwDepartment of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands.
Rinke J van Tatenhove-PelDepartment of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-5823
Timon IdemaDepartment of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8901-5342

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microbial communities are characterized by complex interaction, including cooperation and cheating, which have significant ecological and applied implications. However, the factors determining the success of cooperators in the presence of cheaters remain poorly understood. Here, we investigate the dynamics of cooperative interactions in a consortium consisting of a cross-feeding pair and a cheater strain using individual-based simulations and an engineered

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cooperationcross-feedingindividual-based modellingpopulation dynamicsspatial organization

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PMID40041704
PMCPMC11879117

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