High impact of bacterial predation on cyanobacteria in soil biocrusts

Autor: Julie Bethany, Shannon Lynn Johnson, Ferran Garcia-Pichel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32427-5
Popis: Some bacteria act as pathogens or predators of other bacteria, but their impact in natural settings is often unclear. Here, Bethany et al. describe a new type of obligate, intracellular predatory bacterium of widespread distribution that preys on soil cyanobacteria in biocrusts and thus severely impacts biocrust productivity.
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