Won't you be my neighbor? The importance of biogeography and nutrient niches in the gut

In the complex gastrointestinal tract landscape, competition for resources is fierce among microbes. One way to avoid conflict is migration to a different microhabitat. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Liou et al. demonstrate how a commensal and pathogen differ in how and where they acquire nitrate.

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In the complex gastrointestinal tract, competition for resources is intense among microbes. Migration to different microhabitats is a way to avoid conflict. Liou et al. demonstrate in Cell Host & Microbe how commensal and pathogenic bacteria differ in acquiring nitrate.