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) |
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Pages (from-to) | R954-R956 |
Journal | Current Biology |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 3 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences