Giovannoni et al. reply
- PMID: 23887435
- DOI: 10.1038/nature12388
Giovannoni et al. reply
Abstract
Replying to S. Våge, J. E. Storesund & T. F. Thingstad Nature 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature12387 (2013). In the debate about top-down versus bottom-up control, most would argue that both are important. The most probable scenario is that in the absence of high rates of transport, the equilibrium between these competing processes determines bacterial abundance. In their Brief Communication Arising, Våge and co-workers respond to our Letter, arguing the case for defense specialism. ‘Defence specialism’ is not synonymous with ‘defence’. Because of the prevalence of viruses, it is probable that most bacteria have acquired defences against predation. ‘Defence specialism’ refers to success by defence, in the sense that a cell might allocate a large proportion of its resources to defence and thereby become successful.
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Abundant SAR11 viruses in the ocean.Nature. 2013 Feb 21;494(7437):357-60. doi: 10.1038/nature11921. Epub 2013 Feb 13. Nature. 2013. PMID: 23407494
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SAR11 viruses and defensive host strains.Nature. 2013 Jul 25;499(7459):E3-4. doi: 10.1038/nature12387. Nature. 2013. PMID: 23887434
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