Open AccessDivining the Essence of Symbiosis: Insights from the Squid-Vibrio Model
Author(s) -
Margaret McFallNgai
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001783
Subject(s) - biology , symbiosis , function (biology) , vibrio , biosphere , ecology , evolutionary biology , genetics , bacteria
Recent molecular data place microbes at the center of the biosphere, from ecosystem sustainability to animal and plant fitness. Models, including the squid-vibrio symbiosis described in this Essay, provide windows into underlying mechanisms that drive these systems.
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