Sharing vitamins: Cobamides unveil microbial interactions.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Sokolovskaya, Olga M.; Shelton, Amanda N.; Taga, Michiko E.,
- Source
- Science; 7/3/2020, Vol. 369 Issue 6499, p48-48, 1p, 1 Diagram
- Subject
- Microbial communities
Cobalt
Microorganisms
Vitamin B12
Pernicious anemia
- Language
- ISSN
- 00368075
The article offers information on an understanding of the roles of cobamides in microbial communities. It mentions that microorganisms within communities interact on a molecular level by competing for resources or sharing valuable nutrients; also focuses on the initial discovery of vitamin B12 as the treatment for the disease pernicious anemia.