Modeling the Role of the Microbiome in Evolution

There is undeniable evidence showing that bacteria have strongly influenced the evolution and biological functions of multicellular organisms. It has been hypothesized that many host-microbial interactions have emerged so as to increase the adaptive fitness of the holobiont (the host plus its microb...

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Main Authors: Saúl Huitzil, Santiago Sandoval-Motta, Alejandro Frank, Maximino Aldana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.01836/full