The hologenome concept of evolution after 10 years

Abstract The holobiont (host with its endocellular and extracellular microbiome) can function as a distinct biological entity, an additional organismal level to the ones previously considered, on which natural selection operates. The holobiont can function as a whole: anatomically, metabolically, im...

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Main Authors: Eugene Rosenberg, Ilana Zilber-Rosenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-04-01
Series:Microbiome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0457-9