Kombucha: a novel model system for cooperation and conflict in a complex multi-species microbial ecosystem

Kombucha, a fermented tea beverage with an acidic and effervescent taste, is composed of a multispecies microbial ecosystem with complex interactions that are characterized by both cooperation and conflict. In kombucha, a complex community of bacteria and yeast initiates the fermentation of a starte...

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Published in:	PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) Vol. 7; p. e7565
Main Authors:	May, Alexander, Narayanan, Shrinath, Alcock, Joe, Varsani, Arvind, Maley, Carlo, Aktipis, Athena
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States PeerJ. Ltd 03.09.2019 PeerJ, Inc PeerJ Inc
Subjects:	Analysis Bacteria Behavioral evolution Beverages Biofilms Carbohydrate metabolism Cellulose Community Competition Conflict Cooperation Domestication Ecosystems Environmental aspects Ethanol Evolution Evolutionary Studies Fermentation Food Food Science and Technology Green tea Microbiology Microorganisms Novels Public good Researchers Sucrose Symbiosis Tea Tea (Beverage) Competition Symbiosis Conflict Cooperation Artificial selection Biofilm Evolution Fermentation Community Microbiome
ISSN:	2167-8359, 2167-8359
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