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Antagonistic interactions between heterotrophic bacteria as a potential regulator of community structure of hypersaline microbial mats.
FEMS microbiology ecology - 1 Jan 2013
Long Richard A, Eveillard Damien, Franco Shelli L M, Reeves Eric, Pinckney James L
Abstract excerpt
Microbial mats are laminae of self-sustaining microbial communities with a high level of competition for resources. We tested the hypothesis that chemically mediated antagonism is a potential mechanism for structuring the bacterial community. In the co-culturing assay, 57% of the isolates express...
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