Prevalent emergence of reciprocity among cross-feeding bacteria
Abstract Explaining the de novo evolution of obligate cooperative cross-feeding interactions among bacteria is a fundamental problem. A critical step during this process is the emergence of reciprocity among two interaction partners, because a mutually beneficial exchange of metabolic byproducts can...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2022-08-01
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Series: | ISME Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43705-022-00155-y |