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“Even the interaction with the surrounding environment can be crucial for defining cellular cooperation and the evolution of microbial communities [16,17,18,19,20].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Shapiro, J. A.
- Corresponding author
- Shapiro, James A.
- ORCID
- Shapiro, James A.
- Venue
- Scientific American
- Published
- 1988-06
- Volume
- 258
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 82-89
- ISSN
- 0036-8733 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2037294630
- Cited by
- 524
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 21
- FWCI
- 2.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Scientific American (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Keywords
- bacteria, multicellularity, bacterial aggregation, bacterial social behavior, biofilm
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