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1 online resource |
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Ecological sciences |
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Ecological sciences (ISTE Ltd.)
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| Contents |
Front Cover ; Microbial Symbioses; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Concept of Symbiosis, from Past to Present; 1.1. A brief history; 1.2. Defining symbiosis; 1.3. Studying symbiosis: questions and tools from past to present; 2 Symbiosis and Nutrition; 2.1. Becoming autotrophic; 2.2. Assimilating nitrogen and other elements; 2.3. Digesting food; 2.4. Recycling waste; 3 Symbiosis and Other Functions; 3.1. Seeing, being seen, hiding: bioluminescence; 3.2. Movement: phoresy; 3.3. Reproduction; 3.4. Protection and defense; 4 Outline of How Symbioses Work |
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4.1. Symbiosis acquisition4.2. Dialogue between host and symbionts: who is in charge?; 4.3. The end of the symbiosis: trapped, digested or discharged?; 5 Symbiosis and Evolution; 5.1. Becoming a host or a symbiont; 5.2. Maintaining a symbiosis; 5.3. Coevolution, co-speciation and asymmetry in the symbiotic relationship; 5.4. Morpho-anatomical consequences for hosts; 5.5. Genetic and genomic consequences for symbionts; 5.6. Integration between partners and the concept of organelle; 5.7. The origins of the eukaryotic cell |
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5.8. Symbiosis imposes a new perspective on the tree of life and on evolution5.9. Are the concepts of holobiont and hologenome ultimately useful? The story continues ... ; 6 Symbiosis and the Biosphere; 6.1. Symbiosis and the current biosphere; 6.2. Symbiosis and history of the biosphere; 7 Good Uses for Symbiosis; 7.1. Some avenues in fundamental research ; 7.2. Some avenues for applied research; 7.3. Some avenues in ecology; Conclusion and Perspectives; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Plants and animals have evolved ever since their appearance in a largely microbial world. Their own cells are less numerous than the microorganisms that they host and with whom they interact closely. The study of these interactions, termed microbial symbioses, has benefited from the development of new conceptual and technical tools. We are gaining an increasing understanding of the functioning, evolution and central importance of symbiosis in the biosphere. Since the origin of eukaryotic cells, microscopic organisms of our planet have integrated our very existence into their ways of life. The interaction between host and symbiont brings into question the notion of the individual and the traditional representation of the evolution of species, and the manipulation of symbioses facilitates fascinating new perspectives in biotechnology and health. Recent discoveries show that association is one of the main properties of organisms, making a more integrated view of biology necessary. Microbial Symbioses provides a deliberately "symbiocentric" outlook, to exhibit how the exploration of microbial symbioses enriches our understanding of life, and the potential future for this discipline. -- Provided by publishre |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed May 17, 2017) |
| Subject |
Symbiosis.
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Microbiology.
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Symbiosis
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Microbiology
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Microbiological Phenomena
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microbiology.
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NATURE -- Ecology.
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
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Microbiology
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Symbiosis
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780081021187 |
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0081021186 |
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