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We Get By with a Little Help from Our (Little) Friends

Edward G. RubyE. Ruby and M. McFall-Ngai are at the Pacific Biomedical Research Center, Kewalo Marine Laboratory, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96813, USABrian E. HendersonB. Henderson is in the Cellular Microbiology Research Group, University College, London WC1X 8LD, UKMargaret McFall‐NgaiE. Ruby and M. McFall-Ngai are at the Pacific Biomedical Research Center, Kewalo Marine Laboratory, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
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Most organisms are associated with a large number of species of beneficial bacteria. In a report of a recent meeting, Ruby, Henderson, and McFall-Ngai reveal the many ways in which the microbial consortia of animals influence the evolution, development, and health of their hosts.

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