Microbial wars: Competition in ecological niches and within the microbiome

Many microbial communities live in highly competitive surroundings, in which the fight for resources determines their survival and genetic persistence. Humans live in a close relationship with microbial communities, which includes the health- and disease-determining interactions with our microbiome....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bauer, Maria A., Kainz, Katharina, Carmona-Gutierrez, Didac, Madeo, Frank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Shared Science Publishers OG 2018
Materias:
Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5961915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29796386
http://dx.doi.org/10.15698/mic2018.05.628
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Sumario:Many microbial communities live in highly competitive surroundings, in which the fight for resources determines their survival and genetic persistence. Humans live in a close relationship with microbial communities, which includes the health- and disease-determining interactions with our microbiome. Accordingly, the understanding of microbial competitive activities are essential at physiological and pathophysiological levels. Here we provide a brief overview on microbial competition and discuss some of its roles and consequences that directly affect humans.

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