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Microbial metabolic exchange--the chemotype-to-phenotype link.
Nature chemical biology - 15 Dec 2011
Phelan Vanessa V, Liu Wei-Ting, Pogliano Kit, Dorrestein Pieter C
Abstract excerpt
The function of microbial interactions is to enable microorganisms to survive by establishing a homeostasis between microbial neighbors and local environments. A microorganism can respond to environmental stimuli using metabolic exchange-the transfer of molecular factors, including small molecules and proteins. Microbial interactions not only influence the survival of the microbes but also have roles in...
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