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Elucidating how species interactions influence the success or failure of invasion into mic — NSF Award to Boston College (MA, $788

In recent years there has been a growing understanding of microbes’ potentials to address societal challenges, from ecosystem sustainability to public health to industrial production. Microbial functions often happen in communities of multiple microbial types, and to assemble and maintain such communities, it is import

Award titleElucidating how species interactions influence the success or failure of invasion into mic
Award ID2430384
AwardeeBoston College
CityCHESTNUT HILL
StateMA
Amount obligated$788,966
Principal investigatorBabak Momeni
ProgramSystems and Synthetic Biology
Start date09/01/2024
AbstractIn recent years there has been a growing understanding of microbes’ potentials to address societal challenges, from ecosystem sustainability to public health to industrial production. Microbial functions often happen in communities of multiple microbial types, and to assemble and maintain such communities, it is important to know how to add a microbe of interest to an existing community and how to protect a community from invaders. However, developing this know-how is hard because of the complex
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