Evolution: Spatial Scaling of Microbial Interactions

Rachel J. Whitaker

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2009.09.035

Evolution: Spatial Scaling of Microbial Interactions

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Abstract

Intraspecific incompatibility in the soil bacterium Myxococcus xanthus demonstrates that the social life of microbes is antagonistic on local and global scales. Antagonistic interactions and non-self recognition are likely to promote microbial diversity in local populations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R954-R956
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	19
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2009.09.035
State	Published - Nov 3 2009

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)

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