The Impact of Resource Availability on Bacterial Resistance to Phages in Soil

Resource availability can affect the coevolutionary dynamics between host and parasites, shaping communities and hence ecosystem function. A key finding from theoretical and in vitro studies is that host resistance evolves to greater levels with increased resources, but the relevance to natural comm...

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Main Authors: Gómez, Pedro, Bennie, Jonathan, Gaston, Kevin J., Buckling, Angus
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4391944/