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Let the Right One In: A Microeconomic Approach to Partner Choice in Mutualisms

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Characterization of bacterial populations in Danish raw milk cheeses made with different starter cultures by denaturating gradient gel electrophoresis and pyrosequencing

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Generalized antifungal activity and 454-screening of Pseudonocardia and Amycolatopsis bacteria in nests of fungus-growing ants

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Reduced biological control and enhanced chemical pest management in the evolution of fungus farming in ants

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