Resonance for life: Metabolism and Social Interactions in Bacterial Communities
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| author | Alfinito, Eleonora Beccaria, Matteo |
| author_facet | Alfinito, Eleonora Beccaria, Matteo |
| contents | The social organization of microorganisms has long been a fascinating and challenging subject in both biology and sociology. In these organisms, the role of the individual is far less dominant than that of the community, which functions as a superorganism. The coordination is achieved through a communication mechanism known as quorum sensing. When the community is healthy, quorum sensing enables it to regulate the development of potentially harmful individuals. This study employs an agent-based quorum sensing model to explore the relationship between metabolic functions and social behavior. It also examines how a polyculture responds to variations in the metabolic characteristics of its components. Finally, we identify a particularly stable condition in which the components cooperate to maximize the overall health of the colony. We refer to this state as resonance for life. |
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| spellingShingle | Resonance for life: Metabolism and Social Interactions in Bacterial Communities Alfinito, Eleonora Beccaria, Matteo Biological Physics The social organization of microorganisms has long been a fascinating and challenging subject in both biology and sociology. In these organisms, the role of the individual is far less dominant than that of the community, which functions as a superorganism. The coordination is achieved through a communication mechanism known as quorum sensing. When the community is healthy, quorum sensing enables it to regulate the development of potentially harmful individuals. This study employs an agent-based quorum sensing model to explore the relationship between metabolic functions and social behavior. It also examines how a polyculture responds to variations in the metabolic characteristics of its components. Finally, we identify a particularly stable condition in which the components cooperate to maximize the overall health of the colony. We refer to this state as resonance for life. |
| title | Resonance for life: Metabolism and Social Interactions in Bacterial Communities |
| topic | Biological Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.02444 |