The Pareto principle: To what extent does it apply to resource acquisition in stable microbial communities and thereby steer their geno−/ecotype compositions and interactions between their members?

Autor: Timmis, Kenneth, Verstraete, Willy, Regina, Viduthalai Rasheedkhan, Hallsworth, John E.
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Zdroj: Environmental Microbiology; Jul2023, Vol. 25 Issue 7, p1221-1231, 11p
Abstrakt: The Pareto principle, or 20:80 rule, describes resource distribution in stable communities whereby 20% of community members acquire 80% of a key resource. In this Burning Question, we ask to what extent the Pareto principle applies to the acquisition of limiting resources in stable microbial communities; how it may contribute to our understanding of microbial interactions, microbial community exploration of evolutionary space, and microbial community dysbiosis; and whether it can serve as a benchmark of microbial community stability and functional optimality? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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