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Title Defensive mutualism in microbial symbiosis / edited by James F. White, Jr., Mónica S. Torres
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 412 pages, 3 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Series Mycology series ; 27
Mycology series ; v. 27.
Contents Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Editors; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Part I: Overview of Mutualistic Associations and Defense; Chapter 1. Introduction: Symbiosis, Defensive Mutualism, and Variations on the Theme; Chapter 2. Defensive Mutualism and Grass Endophytes: Still Valid after All These Years?; Chapter 3. Overview of Defensive Mutualism in the Marine Environment; Part II: Prokaryotic Defensive Symbionts; Chapter 4. Microbial Symbionts for Defensive and Competition among Ciliate Hosts; Chapter 5. Bacterial Chemical Defenses of Marine Animal Hosts
Summary Anemones and fish, ants and acacia trees, fungus and trees, buffaloes and oxpeckers - each of these unlikely duos is an inimitable partnership in which the species' coexistence is mutually beneficial. This book includes ecological and biological information on defensive mutualisms, explores how they function, and evaluates how they have evolved
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Endophytic fungi.
Mutualism (Biology)
Symbiosis.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Mycology.
Endophytic fungi
Mutualism (Biology)
Symbiosis
Form Electronic book
Author White, James F. (James Francis), 1953-
Torres, Mónica S.
ISBN 9781420069327
1420069322