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Arms race in a drop of sea water
Partensky, F. (2011). Arms race in a drop of sea water. Nature (Lond.) 474(7353): 582-583. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/474582a
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
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Keywords
    Environments > Aquatic environment > Marine environment
    Interspecific relationships > Predation
    Microorganisms > Viruses
    Species diversity
    Cyanobacteria [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal

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  • Partensky, F.

Abstract
    Marine cyanobacteria can shrug off viral assault by inactivating the genes involved in virus attachment. But this strategy has a cost: it may affect cell fitness or even favour infection by other viruses.

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