An integrative approach to understanding microbial diversity: From intracellular mechanisms to community structure

Ecology Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1073-1084

  Gudelj, Ivana ^a   Weitz, Joshua S ^b   Ferenci, Tom ^c   Claire Horner Devine, M ^d   Marx, Christopher J ^e   Meyer, Justin R ^f   Forde, Samantha E ^g  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological genomics; Experimental evolution; Mathematical models; Metabolism; Micro organisms; Parasitism; Trade offs; Viruses

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENOMICS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARASITISM; TRADE-OFF; VIRUS; YEAST;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIODIVERSITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; VIROLOGY;

BACTERIOPHAGES; BIODIVERSITY; CYANOBACTERIA; GENETIC VARIATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77955972009     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01507.x     Document Type: Article

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