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Bacterial cell biology outside the streetlight
Author(s) -
Bulgheresi Silvia
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.954
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1462-2920
pISSN - 1462-2912
DOI - 10.1111/1462-2920.13406
Subject(s) - biology , multicellular organism , bacteria , transmission (telecommunications) , host (biology) , microbiology and biotechnology , evolutionary biology , cell , ecology , genetics , electrical engineering , engineering
Summary As much as vertical transmission of microbial symbionts requires their deep integration into the host reproductive and developmental biology, symbiotic lifestyle might profoundly affect bacterial growth and proliferation. This review describes the reproductive oddities displayed by bacteria associated – more or less intimately – with multicellular eukaryotes.