The symbiont side of symbiosis: do microbes really benefit?

Microbial associations are integral to all eukaryotes. Mutualism, the interaction of two species for the benefit of both, is an important aspect of microbial associations, with evidence that multicellular organisms in particular benefit from microbes. However, the microbe’s perspective has largely b...

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Main Authors: Justine Rebecca Garcia, Nicole Marie Gerardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00510/full