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Single gene locus changes perturb complex microbial communities as much as apex predator loss.
Nature communications - 10 Sept 2015
McClean Deirdre, McNally Luke, Salzberg Letal I, Devine Kevin M, Brown Sam P, Donohue Ian
Abstract excerpt
Many bacterial species are highly social, adaptively shaping their local environment through the production of secreted molecules. This can, in turn, alter interaction strengths among species and modify community composition. However, the relative importance of such behaviours in determining the structure of complex communities is unknown. Here we show that single-locus changes affecting biofilm formation...
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