Surface colonization byFlavobacterium johnsoniaepromotes its survival in a model microbial community
Shruthi Magesh,
Amanda I. Hurley,
Julia F. Nepper
et al.
Abstract:Flavobacterium johnsoniaeis a ubiquitous soil and rhizosphere bacterium, but despite its abundance, the factors contributing to its success in communities are poorly understood. Using a model microbial community,TheHitchhikersOf the Rhizosphere (THOR), we determined the effects of colonization on fitness ofF. johnsoniaein the community. Insertion sequencing (INSeq), a massively parallel transposon mutant screen, on sterile sand identified 25 genes likely to be important for surface colonization. We constructed… Show more
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