Divining the essence of symbiosis: insights from the squid-vibrio model.

Biology has a big elephant in the room. Researchers are learning that microorganisms are critical for every aspect of the biosphere's health. Even at the scale of our own bodies, we are discovering the unexpected necessity and daunting complexity of our microbial partners. How can we gain an un...

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Main Author: Margaret McFall-Ngai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-02-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3913551?pdf=render