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Inhibition of fungal colonization by Pseudoalteromonas tunicata provides a competitive advantage during surface colonization.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Sept 2006
Franks A, Egan S, Holmström C, James S, Lappin-Scott H, Kjelleberg S
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The marine epiphytic bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata produces a range of extracellular secondary metabolites that inhibit an array of common fouling organisms, including fungi. In this study, we test the hypothesis that the ability to inhibit fungi provides P. tunicata with an advantage duri...
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