Experimental Listeria–Tetrahymena–Amoeba food chain functioning depends on bacterial virulence traits
Abstract Background Some pathogenic bacteria have been developing as a part of terrestrial and aquatic microbial ecosystems. Bacteria are consumed by bacteriovorous protists which are readily consumed by larger organisms. Being natural predators, protozoa are also an instrument for selection of viru...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-019-0265-5 |