Origin of phagotrophic eukaryotes as social cheaters in microbial biofilms
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The origin of eukaryotic cells was one of the most dramatic evolutionary transitions in the history of life. It is generally assumed that eukaryotes evolved later then prokaryotes by the transformation or fusion of prokaryotic lineag...
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BMC
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Biology Direct |
| Online Access: | http://www.biology-direct.com/content/2/1/3 |