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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Our data provide molecular evidence that microbes actively modulate their realized niches in response to community composition, reducing functional overlap as a potential mechanism for niche partitioning (microbial decision-making), while enhancing community productivity. Altogether, these findings demonstrate a selective advantage for proteome-level plasticity and point to generalizable molecular mechanisms that support microbial coexistence.

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Prof. Itzik Mizrahi

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