Choosing your neighbors: Scientists see how microbes relate in space
Monday, February 14, 2011 - 15:32
in Biology & Nature
Like people in cities, microbes often live in complex communities that contain many different microbial types. Also like us, microbes tend to gravitate to and "hang out" with certain other types in their community, more than with the rest. And sometimes, when opportunities arise, they move to more favorable locations.