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ArticleMicrobial cell (Graz, Austria)2018

Microbial wars: Competition in ecological niches and within the microbiome.

Maria A Bauer, Katharina Kainz, Didac Carmona-Gutierrez, Frank Madeo

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Article in Microbial cell (Graz, Austria), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 114 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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114citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

114 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Maria A BauerInstitute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Katharina KainzInstitute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Didac Carmona-GutierrezInstitute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Frank MadeoInstitute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF P 27893Austrian Science Fund FWF P 29203Austrian Science Fund FWF P 29262Austrian Science Fund FWF W 1226
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many microbial communities live in highly competitive surroundings, in which the fight for resources determines their survival and genetic persistence. Humans live in a close relationship with microbial communities, which includes the health- and disease-determining interactions with our microbiome. Accordingly, the understanding of microbial competitive activities are essential at physiological and pathophysiological levels. Here we provide a brief overview on microbial competition and discuss some of its roles and consequences that directly affect humans.

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active competitionantibioticsCandidaecological stabilityEscherichia colimicrobiomenichepassive competitionprobioticsselection

Identifiers

PMID29796386
PMCPMC5961915

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