Conflict and Cooperation in Microbial Societies

• Main Author: Ana E. Escalante (auth)
• Other Authors: Michael Travisano (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); Antagonism; Microbial Interactions; Mutualism; cooperation; conflict
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The most evident aspect of biodiversity is the variety of complex forms and behaviors among organisms, both living and extinct. Comparative molecular and physiological studies show that the evolution of complex phenotypic traits involves multiple levels of biological organization (i.e. genes, chromo...