Antagonistic bacteria disrupt calcium homeostasis and immobilize algal cells

Predatory or competitive interactions between microbes are poorly understood but likely influence global nutrient cycles. Here, the authors show that Pseudomonas bacteria could immobilize algal cells, potential prey, by releasing secondary metabolites that induce a Ca2+ signal and algal deflagellati...

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Main Authors: Prasad Aiyar, Daniel Schaeme, María García-Altares, David Carrasco Flores, Hannes Dathe, Christian Hertweck, Severin Sasso, Maria Mittag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01547-8