Surprising Beauty Found in Bacterial Mixtures E. coli and A. baylyi form intricate flower patterns under the microscope
Microbial communities inhabit every ecosystem on Earth, from soil to rivers to the human gut. While monoclonal cultures often exist in labs, in the real world, many different microbial species inhabit the same space. Researchers at University of California San Diego have discovered that when certain microbes pair up, stunning floral patterns emerge.
In a paper published in the a recent issue of eLife, a team...
