INS 2: Community Coalescence As a Framework for Managing Microbes in Natural, Host, and Engineered Ecosystems

Session Organizer(s)

• Ariane Peralta

  East Carolina University
  Greenville, NC, USA

Moderator(s)

• Mario Muscarella

  University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA

Volunteer(s)

• Brianne Palmer

  Plant Science, University of California, Davis
  San Diego, California, United States

A community coalescence framework is critical for deliberately merging microbial communities to perform specific functions. This framework considers how the mixing of environments and microbial communities result in a newly established community and set of ecosystem functions. Not only is it fascinating to develop a comprehensive understanding about how microbial systems operate when faced with the massive biotic disturbance of community coalescence, but rigorously testing this concept in engineered systems, including agricultural biostimulants and human probiotics, is vital for efficiently and effectively moving forward. The objectives of this session are to (1) examine how coalescence theory could inform the design of  microbial engineered systems, (2) discuss the abilities and limitations to predicting the outcome of coalescence in terms of community structure and function and identifying key features of microbiomes that enable success, and (3) identify future research, including the consequence of community similarity or of repeated mergings. on community coalescence outcome.

Presentations:

• ON DEMAND

  Armpit microbiome management for a fresh scent
  

  Presenting Author: Chris Callewaert – Ghent University
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  Engineering seed-soil microbiome coalescence to promote plant health
  

  Presenting Author: Marie Simonin – INRAE
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  Evolutionary impacts in microbial community coalescence
  

  Presenting Author: Meaghan Castledine – University of Exeter
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  Microbial mixing in city sewers
  

  Presenting Author: Ryan J. Newton – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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  Soil microbial community coalescence in continuous cropping
  

  Presenting Author: Ishwora Dhungana – University of Hawaii at Manoa
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  Using a community coalescence framework for predictive microbiome management
  

  Presenting Author: Ariane Peralta – East Carolina University
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  Utilizing the community coalescence framework to examine nitrogen transformations within a coastal plain wastewater treatment plant
  

  Presenting Author: Natasha Bell – East Carolina University