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Predation as a shaping force for the phenotypic and genotypic composition of planktonic bacteria.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - 1 Aug 2002
Jürgens Klaus, Matz Carsten
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Predation is a major mortality factor of planktonic bacteria and an important shaping force for the phenotypic and taxonomic structure of bacterial communities. In this paper we: (1) summarise current knowledge on bacterial phenotypic properties which affect their vulnerability towards grazers, and (2) review experimental evidence demonstrating that this phenotypic heterogeneity results in shifts of bacterial...
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