Introducing THOR, a Model Microbiome for Genetic Dissection of Community Behavior
Lozano GL, Bravo JI, Diago M, Park HB, Hurley A, Peterson SB, Stabb EV, Crawford JM, Broderick NA, Handelsman J, Kolter R, Newton I. Introducing THOR, a Model Microbiome for Genetic Dissection of Community Behavior. MBio 2019, 10: 10.1128/mbio.02846-18. PMID: 30837345, PMCID: PMC6401489, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02846-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic dissectionModel communitiesCommunity-level interactionsMicrobial community behaviorRhizosphere microbiomeModel microbiomeMicrobiome assemblyEmergent propertiesHistory of biologyMicrobial communitiesMammalian gutRobust biofilmsDominant phylaGene expressionBiochemical toolsRhizosphereCommunity interactionsNovel familyHitchhikersMicrobiomeFlavobacteriumModel systemCommunity behaviorPseudomonasAgricultural productivity