Act together – implications of symbioses in aquatic ciliates

Act together – implications of symbioses in aquatic ciliates

Mutual interactions in form of symbioses can increase the fitness of organisms and provide them with the capacity to occupy new ecological niches. The formation of obligate symbioses allows for rapid evolution of new life forms including multitrophic consortia. Microbes are important components of m...

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Main Authors: Claudia eDziallas, Martin eAllgaier, Michael T. Monaghan, Hans-Peter eGrossart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Symbiosis
aquatic ciliates
associated prokaryotes
ciliate-bacteria interaction
ecosystem function
microbial functions
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00288/full

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