Microbial Cooperative Warfare
Microbial Cooperative Warfare
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DOI：
10.1126/science.1227512
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发表时间：
2012-09
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影响因子：
56.9
通讯作者：
H. Morlon
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作者：
H. Morlon
对野外微生物相互作用的分析表明，微生物通过合作来抵抗竞争。同一种群的个体之间针对竞争种群的合作（合作战争）在动物和植物中很普遍。微生物世界中发生的事情更不为人所知。微生物可以通过化学信号相互作用，但对它们相互作用的性质知之甚少，特别是在实验室之外。在本期的第1228页，Cordero等人（1）详细分析了生态相互作用网络、种群结构和野生微生物的遗传相关性。他们认为合作战争在微生物世界中很常见。
Analysis of microbial interactions in the wild shows that microbes cooperate to resist competition. Cooperation among individuals of the same population directed against competing populations (cooperative warfare) is widespread in animals and plants. What happens in the microbial world is much less understood. Microbes can interact with one another through chemical signals, but little is known about the nature of their interactions, particularly outside the laboratory. On page 1228 of this issue, Cordero et al. (1) present a detailed analysis of ecological interaction networks, population structures, and genetic relatedness of microbes in the wild. They suggest that cooperative warfare is common in the microbial world.