The evolution of secondary metabolism – a unifying model
Open Access
- 1 September 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 37 (5) , 989-994
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02098.x
Abstract
Why do microbes make secondary products? That question has been the subject of intense debate for many decades. There are two extreme opinions. Some argue that most secondary metabolites play no role...Keywords
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