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In two scientific articles recently published in high-impact journals – Nature Microbiology and Nature Communications – the Systems Ecology group at the University of Luxembourg's Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) led by Prof. Paul Wilmes studied the dynamics of microbial communities (microbiomes) over several microbial generations. Their results provide a better understanding of the microorganisms that live in biological wastewater treatment plants, with potential impact on the performance of one of the most widely used biotechnological process on our planet. Using this model system, their work also offers new insights into the many factors, both abiotic and biotic, that shape microbiomes. The fundamental knowledge acquired during these studies will help to predict dynamics and ultimately control microbial communities of interest, including the human microbiome.https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/11/understanding_the_factors_that_shape_microbiomes.jpg800600