Q&A: Friends (but sometimes foes) within: the complex evolutionary ecology of symbioses between host and microbes

Abstract Over the past decade, there has been a pronounced shift in the study of host–microbe associations, with recognition that many of these associations are beneficial, and often critical, for a diverse array of hosts. There may also be pronounced benefits for the microbes, though this is less w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nicole Gerardo, Gregory Hurst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-017-0455-6