To Study Competition and Cross-Feeding, Scientists Build Synthetic Microbiomes (IMAGE)

DOE/US Department of Energy

To Study Competition and Cross-Feeding, Scientists Build Synthetic Microbiomes

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Carbon and energy flow through a synthetic microbial community that converts cellulose to methane.

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Image courtesy of Dongyu Wang

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