Impact of spatial distribution on the development of mutualism in microbes

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue NOV, 2014, Pages

  Kovács, Ákos T ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assortment; Cooperation; Microbial population; Non producer; Surfaces

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; BIOLOGY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PUBLICATION; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84987788584     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00649     Document Type: Article

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