Decomposer microbiomes are universal across cadavers regardless of environmental conditions, and they use complex cross-feeding and interkingdom interactions to break down organic matter.
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This work was supported by National Science Foundation awards 1845417 (to M.S.S.) and 2054716 (to L.L. and M.S.S.).
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Strickland, M.S., Lynch, L. Decomposer communities are universal in death. Nat Microbiol 9, 585–586 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01576-8
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