Biofilm Structure Promotes Coexistence of Phage-Resistant and Phage-Susceptible Bacteria
ABSTRACT Encounters among bacteria and their viral predators (bacteriophages) are among the most common ecological interactions on Earth. These encounters are likely to occur with regularity inside surface-bound communities that microbes most often occupy in natural environments. Such communities, t...
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Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-06-01
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Series: | mSystems |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.00877-19 |