The Regulation of Environmental Factors on the Microbial Cooperation

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The Regulation of Environmental Factors on the Microbial Cooperation is written by Hao Li and published by Frontiers Media SA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 2832557759 (ISBN 10) and 9782832557754 (ISBN 13).

Microorganisms are widely presented in various environments such as soil, water, air, inside or on the surface of multi-cellular organisms, and food. There are various complicated microbial interactions, including symbiosis, mutualism, competition, antagonism, and predation, among the different microorganisms that coexist in the same environment forming a community. These complex microbial interactions can affect various cellular behaviors such as microbial growth, metabolism, performance, and social behavior. Social behavior refers to the evolving specialization and cooperation that takes place between group members to jointly survive and understanding this cooperation evolution is still a challenge for biology and social science. According to the impact experienced by the implementer and receiver, social behavior can be roughly divided into four categories: mutually beneficial, selfish, altruistic, and malicious. Cooperation increases the adaptability of the recipient and can be mutually beneficial or just altruistic. Cooperation has been widely studied from insects to humans but its impact on microbial populations has only been described recently. Social behavior models based on dynamics and evolutionary behavior, such as the snowdrift and prisoner's dilemma models, have been described in microorganisms. Moreover, microbial cooperation is also influenced by the environmental factors in which they are located. Studying the role of environmental factors on microbial cooperation from the perspective of environment-microorganism interaction is of great importance for clarifying mechanisms underlying microbial cooperation and its roles.