Biopolym. Cell. 2009; 25(2):150-166.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.0007D9
Discussions
Biopolymers and cells in dimension of microbial community architecture. 1. Fenomenology
1Kordium V. A., 1Shpylova S. P., 1Moshynets E. V., 2Adamchuck-Chala N. I., 1Irodov D. M., 1Andrienko V. I.
  1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
    150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680
  2. M. G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, NAS of Ukraine
    2, Tereschenkivska Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 01601

Abstract

A current conception of microbial communities and state of cells and polymers in them has been changing fast. The qualitatively new research area is developing swiftly together with traditional knowledge. This new area is connected with revealing auto-multiplicating objects of non-viral origin in natural substrata and living organisms whose size is less than theoretically possible minimal cell. In this review the researcmicrobial communitiesh results in both traditional and new arias are analyzed.
Keywords: microorganisms, microbial communities, nanobacteria, soil
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