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SUBMITTER: Long JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6108499 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Long John J JJ Jahn Courtney E CE Sánchez-Hidalgo Andrea A Wheat William W Jackson Mary M Gonzalez-Juarrero Mercedes M Leach Jan E JE
PloS one 20180824 8
<h4>Background</h4>Free-living amoebae (FLA) are voracious feeders, consuming bacteria and other microbes during colonization of the phytobiome. FLA are also known to secrete bacteriocidal or bacteriostatic compounds into their growth environment.<h4>Methodology and principal findings</h4>Here, we explore the impacts of co-cultivation of five FLA species, including Acanthamoeba castellanii, A. lenticulata, A. polyphaga, Dictyostelium discoideum and Vermamoeba vermiformis, on survival of two deva ...[more]