Environmental Viscosity Modulates Interbacterial Killing during Habitat Transition

Bacteria often engage in interference competition to gain access to an ecological niche, such as a host. However, little is known about how the physical environment experienced by free-living or host-associated bacteria influences such competition. We used the bioluminescent squid symbiont Vibrio fi...

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Main Authors: Lauren Speare, Stephanie Smith, Fernanda Salvato, Manuel Kleiner, Alecia N. Septer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-02-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03060-19