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Table 2 Overview of experimental data

From: Predicting microbial interactions with approaches based on flux balance analysis: an evaluation

Reference

Data sets

NB species

Medium

Culture condition

For monoculture growth rate

For coculture

Monoculture

Coculture

Ratio

Venturelli et al. [2] 

Human 1

12

ABB

Serial dilution

Provided through Lotka Volterra model parameterization

Calculated from OD (visually  extracted)

OD (visually extracted)

OD multiplied with relative abundances from 16S rRNA gene sequencing 

Calculated from monoculture OD and coculture OD-multiplied 16S data

Interaction coefficient and sign from generalised Lotka Volterra model

Wang et al. [34]

Human 2

2

YCAG

Batch

log 16S rRNA gene copy number per ml culture

Calculated from OD

ddPCR (log 16S rRNA gene copy number per ml, visually extracted)

ddPCR (log 16S rRNA gene copy number per ml, visually extracted)

Calculated from mono and coculture 16S gene copy number

Das et al. [32]

Human 3

2

YCGMS

Batch

Calculated from qPCR (log 16S rRNA gene copy number per ml culture, visually extracted)

log 16S rRNA gene copy number per ml (visually extracted)

log 16S rRNA gene copy number per ml (visually extracted)

Calculated from mono and coculture 16S gene copy number

Cheng et al. [30]

Human 4

2

YCFA

Batch

Calculated from OD (visually extracted)

OD (visually extracted)

OD

No ratio possible

D'hoe et al. [31]

Human5-6

2_2

mMCB

Batch

Calculated from qPCR (TaqMan)  

qPCR (TaqMan)

qPCR (TaqMan)

Caclulated from mono and coculture TaqMan qPCR data

Das et al. [32]

Human 7

2

YCGD

Batch

Calculated from qPCR (log 16S rRNA gene copy number per ml culture, visually extracted)

log 16S rRNA gene copy number per ml (visually extracted)

log 16S rRNA gene copy number per ml (visually  extracted)

Calculated from mono and coculture 16S gene copy number

Weiss et al. [33]

Mouse1

8  

AF

Batch

Provided (OD)

qPCR (16S)

qPCR (16S)

Calculated from mono and coculture 16S gene copy number

  1. Data not used in the analysis is marked in italics. Data sets five and six share one species