Determinism and Contingency Shape Metabolic Complementation in an Endosymbiotic Consortium

Determinism and Contingency Shape Metabolic Complementation in an Endosymbiotic Consortium

Bacterial endosymbionts and their insect hosts establish an intimate metabolic relationship. Bacteria offer a variety of essential nutrients to their hosts, whereas insect cells provide the necessary sources of matter and energy to their tiny metabolic allies. These nutritional complementations sust...

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Main Authors: Miguel Ponce-de-Leon, Daniel Tamarit, Jorge Calle-Espinosa, Matteo Mori, Amparo Latorre, Francisco Montero, Juli Pereto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
endosymbiotic bacteria
cross-feeding
metabolic evolution
metabolic modeling
stoichiometric analysis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02290/full

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