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In the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum, density, not farming status, determines predatory success on unpalatable Escherichia coli

BACKGROUND: The social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum interacts with bacteria in a variety of ways. It is a predator of bacteria, can be infected or harmed by bacteria, and can form symbiotic associations with bacteria. Some clones of D. discoideum function as primitive farmers because they carry b...

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Autores principales: DiSalvo, Susanne, Brock, Debra A, smith, jeff, Queller, David C, Strassmann, Joan E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4316601/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25526662
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-014-0328-x