Finding the microbial heroes
|| 10 Jul 2024

by Karthik Raman, Aswathy K. Raghu & Indumathi Palanikumar

The algorithm helps in identifying the smallest groups of microbes, capable of executing a desired function, from a large microbial community

Given a large co-operative microbial community, an algorithm to identify the smallest subsets of that community capable of a desired functionality is presented. These subsets, called minimal microbiomes, will contain the keystone species that achieve the required purpose.

Read the full blog article at https://communities.springernature.com/posts/finding-the-microbial-heroes-identifying-the-smallest-groups-of-microbes-capable-of-executing-a-desired-function-from-a-large-microbial-community

Original Paper: [bibtex file=karthikraman-publications.bib key=Aswathy2024Designing]