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Pathogen resistance may be the principal evolutionary advantage provided by the microbiome
To survive, plants and animals must continually defend against pathogenic microbes that would invade and disrupt their tissues. Yet they do not attempt to extirpate all microbes. Instead, they tolerate and even encourage the growth of commensal microbes, which compete with pathogens for resources an...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7435163/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32772671 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0592 |