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Cross-feeding enables robust coexistence between four bacterial species

Sulheim, S., Teixeira, M., Ulrich, E.,Gillon, A., Testa, S.E.A., Padmanabha, P., Machado, D., and Mitri, S. (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2607664123

An engineered bacterial symbiont maps micron-scale sugar gradients in the honeybee gut

Chhun, A., Quinn, A., Pérez-Lorente, A.I., Steiner, T., Zoppi, F., Nguyen, T.H.G., Engel, P., Schaerli, Y. (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003997

An ecological perspective on functional redundancy and robustness in microbial communities

Weiss, A.S., Lee, M.N.Y., Schubert, O.T., Ackermann, M. (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2026.102827

Phage endolysin enables targeted manipulation of the small intestinal microbiota and uncovers niche overlap between oral and butyrate-producing taxa

Garneau, J.R., Altenried, A., Teo, Y., Wu, X., McHugh, S.C., Taschner, M., Hernández-Cabanyero, C., Mignolet, J., Gomes, P., de Villiers de la Noue, H., Resch , G. & Vonaesch, P. (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-026-01087-4

Metabolic feedbacks drive population dynamics and can lead to oscillations among leaf bacteria

Pacheco, A.R., Ugolini, G.S., Rüdisser, S.H., Zamuner, A., Bortfeld-Miller, M., Kiefer, P., Oschmann, F., Charlton, S.G.V., Berger, M., Redaelli, T., Salazar, M.A., Dukovski, I., van der Meer, J.R., Schubert, O.T., Ackermann, M., Stocker, R., Vorholt, J.A. (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-73686-w

A microbiologist’s field guide to community ecology

Beldi, L., Henderson, A., Lee, M.N.Y., Luneau, J.S., Mazel, F., Miller, T.E., Padmanabha, P., Raach, B., van Vliet, S., Weiss, A.S., Meacock, O.J., Vogel, M.A. (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycag118

A defined community of core gut microbiota members promotes cognitive performance in honey bees

Cabirol, A., Quinn, A., Schafer, J., Neuschwander, N., Kesner, L., Liberti, J., and Engel, P. (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2608600123

In silico typing maps the natural diversity of Escherichia coli transporter-dependent capsules

Miravet-Verde, S., Cacace, E., Mores, C.R. et al. (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-026-02323-5

Emergent spatial structure in the gut microbiota is driven by bacterial growth and gut contractions

Greter G., Hummel S., Künzli D., Dünki N., Ruoho N., Burkhardt P., et al. (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003772