# Modular automated high‐throughput isolation and phylogenetic identification of bacteria from complex microbiomes

## TL;DR

This paper introduces a method for efficiently isolating and identifying bacteria from complex microbiomes to better understand their roles and interactions.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is a modular automated system for high-throughput isolation and phylogenetic identification of bacteria from complex microbiomes.

## Key findings

- High-throughput isolation of microbiome members is a core resource for microbiome research.
- Precise experimentation is necessary for understanding microbiome interactions and function.

## Abstract

Metagenomic analysis can generate hypotheses about microbiome interactions and function, yet mechanistic understanding is only possible through precise experimentation manipulating its microbiota composition. The high‐throughput isolation of microbiome members thus represents a core resource in this field of research.