Cooperation and spatial self-organization determine rate and efficiency of particulate organic matter degradation in marine bacteria

The recycling of particulate organic matter (POM) by microbes is a key part of the global carbon cycle. This process is mediated by the extracellular hydrolysis of polysaccharides, which can trigger social behaviors in bacteria resulting from the production of public goods. Despite the potential imp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nejad Ebrahimi Sardoroud, Mohammad Ali, Schwartzman, Julia A., Cordero Sanchez, Otto X.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/125634