title: Inferring interactions in complex microbial communities from nucleotide sequence data and environmental parameters.
abstract: Interactions occur between two or more organisms affecting each other. Interactions are decisive for the ecology of the organisms. Without direct experimental evidence the analysis of interactions is difficult. Correlation analyses that are based on co-occurrences are often used to approximate interaction. Here, we present a new mathematical model to estimate the interaction strengths between taxa, based on changes in their relative abundances across environmental gradients.
authors.affiliation: Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, D-38124, Braunschweig, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.affiliation: Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, D-38124, Braunschweig, Deutschland.|German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Jena Halle Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sikorski
authors.affiliation: Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Straße 47b, D-50674 Köln, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonkowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Straße 47b, D-50674 Köln, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Anna-Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fiore-Donno
authors.affiliation: Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Soil Biology Section (310b), University of Hohenheim, Emil-Wolff-Straße. 27, D-70593 Stuttgart, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kandeler
authors.affiliation: Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Soil Biology Section (310b), University of Hohenheim, Emil-Wolff-Straße. 27, D-70593 Stuttgart, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marhan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Soil Biology Section (310b), University of Hohenheim, Emil-Wolff-Straße. 27, D-70593 Stuttgart, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Runa S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Boeddinghaus
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie, Hans-Knöll-Straße 10, D-07745 Jena, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Emily F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Solly
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie, Hans-Knöll-Straße 10, D-07745 Jena, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schrumpf
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie, Hans-Knöll-Straße 10, D-07745 Jena, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schöning
authors.affiliation: Department of Soil Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Theodor-Lieser-Straße 4, D-06120, Halle/Saale, Deutschland.|German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Jena Halle Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Tesfaye
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wubet
authors.affiliation: Department of Soil Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Theodor-Lieser-Straße 4, D-06120, Halle/Saale, Deutschland.|German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Jena Halle Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Buscot
authors.affiliation: Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, D-38124, Braunschweig, Deutschland.|German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Jena Halle Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Overmann
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D017753:Ecosystem; D005858:Germany; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D059013:Microbial Consortia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D015233:Models, Statistical; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011897:Random Allocation; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D012987:Soil