Diversity of Free-Living Environmental Bacteria and Their Interactions With a Bactivorous Amoeba

A small subset of bacteria in soil interact directly with eukaryotes. Which ones do so can reveal what is important to a eukaryote and how eukaryote defenses might be breached. Soil amoebae are simple eukaryotic organisms and as such could be particularly good for understanding how eukaryote microbi...

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Main Authors: Debra A. Brock, Tamara S. Haselkorn, Justine R. Garcia, Usman Bashir, Tracy E. Douglas, Jesse Galloway, Fisher Brodie, David C. Queller, Joan E. Strassmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00411/full