Multicellular microorganisms: laboratory versus nature
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Multicellular microorganisms: laboratory versus nature.
Our present in-depth knowledge of the physiology and regulatory mechanisms of microorganisms has arisen from our ability to remove them from their natural, complex ecosystems into pure liquid cultures. These cultures are grown under optimized laboratory conditions and allow us to study microorganisms as individuals. However, microorganisms naturally grow in conditions that are far from optimal,...
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عنوان ژورنال: EMBO reports
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1469-221X,1469-3178
DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400145