Otto X. Cordero

TL;DR: A vast, human-associated network of gene exchange, large enough to directly compare the principal forces shaping HGT is reported, which offers a window into the molecular traits that define ecological niches and insight that is used to uncover sources of antibiotic resistance and identify genes associated with the pathology of meningitis and other diseases.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the ability to predict and manage the function of these highly complex, dynamically changing communities is limited, and that close coordination of experimental data collection and method development with mathematical model building is needed to achieve significant progress in understanding of microbial dynamics and function.

TL;DR: It is argued that addressing this challenge requires close coordination of experimental data collection and method development with mathematical model building, and that such integration is needed to achieve significant progress in understanding of MC dynamics and function.

TL;DR: It is shown that in two recently diverged populations of ocean bacteria, ecological differentiation has occurred akin to a sexual mechanism: A few genome regions have swept through subpopulations in a habitat-specific manner, accompanied by gradual separation of gene pools as evidenced by increased habitat specificity of the most recent recombinations.

TL;DR: This paper showed that in two recently diverged populations of ocean bacteria, ecological differentiation has occurred akin to a sexual mechanism: a few genome regions have swept through subpopulations in a habitat-specific manner, accompanied by gradual separation of gene pools as evidenced by increased habitat specificity of the most recent recombinations.