SynComs should be rigorously defined, not renamed.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 42581049.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-76689-9 and PMC identifier 13463077.
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Abstract
Koch et al. propose replacing “synthetic microbial communities (SynComs)” with “defined microbial communities”. We argue that this substitution obscures the design-driven logic of SynCom research, and that the field needs clearer conceptual classification rather than a broader renaming of SynComs.