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Sep 2026
Quorum-sensing microbial dark matter enables core functions in wastewater microbiomes
Quorum-sensing bacteria (QSB) play a crucial role in coordinating microbial activities in activated sludge. However, our knowledge is primarily based on cultivated or taxonomically classified species, neglecting microbial dark matter (MDM), which comprises lineages lacking reference genomes and is prevalent in wastew...
Qiu-Ju Liu, Han Su, Sai Gong et al.
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