Microbiome species diversity (IMAGE) Princeton University Caption In their paper appearing September 11, 2020 in the journal eLife, Princeton researchers Amir Erez, Jaime Lopez, Ned Wingreen and colleagues use mathematical modeling to explore how species diversity in a bacterial community is affected when the nutrients the microbes depend upon are only seasonally available. Fluorescently labeled bacterial and mouse gut cells are shown here. Credit KC Huang, Biophysics, Stanford University Usage Restrictions Editorial use only License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.