Sorenson, Megan E.S., Lowe, Chris D., Minter, Ewan John Arrbuthnott et al. (3 more authors) (2019) The role of exploitation in the establishment of mutualistic microbial symbioses. FEMS microbiology letters. fnz148. ISSN 0378-1097
Abstract
Evolutionary theory suggests that the conditions required for the establishment of mutualistic symbioses through mutualism alone are highly restrictive, often requiring the evolution of complex stabilising mechanisms. Exploitation, whereby initially the host benefits at the expense of its symbiotic partner and mutual benefits evolve subsequently through trade-offs, offers an arguably simpler route to the establishment of mutualistic symbiosis. In this review, we discuss the theoretical and experimental evidence supporting a role for host exploitation in the establishment and evolution of mutualistic microbial symbioses, including data from both extant and experimentally evolved symbioses. We conclude that exploitation rather than mutualism may often explain the origin of mutualistic microbial symbioses.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © FEMS 2019. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Mathematics (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jun 2019 14:00 |
Last Modified: | 10 Mar 2025 00:07 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnz148 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/femsle/fnz148 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:147911 |
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