Limitation by a shared mutualist promotes coexistence of multiple competing partners

Mutualists benefit their partners by providing resources that would be difficult to obtain independently. Here, the authors show in a bacterial community and with mathematical modeling how a mutualist can promote coexistence between competitors by providing them with different limiting resources.

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Main Authors: Sarah P. Hammarlund, Tomáš Gedeon, Ross P. Carlson, William R. Harcombe
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f9fb025df8d4480184a3cbceedb0bba8
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