Bacteria-Stimulated Metamorphosis: an Ocean of Insights from Investigating a Transient Host-Microbe Interaction

ABSTRACT Recent research on host-microbe interactions has focused on intimate symbioses. Yet transient interactions, such as the stimulation of animal metamorphosis by bacteria, can have significant impacts on each partner. During these short-lived interactions, swimming animal larvae identify a des...

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Main Author: Nicholas J. Shikuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-08-01
Series:mSystems
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.00754-21