Predator-by-Environment Interactions Mediate Bacterial Competition in the Dictyostelium discoideum Microbiome

Interactions between species and their environment play a key role in the evolution of diverse communities, and numerous studies have emphasized that interactions among microbes and among trophic levels play an important role in maintaining microbial diversity and ecosystem functioning. In this stud...

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Main Authors: R. Fredrik Inglis, Odion Asikhia, Erica Ryu, David C. Queller, Joan E. Strassmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00781/full