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. 2017 Oct 12;8:1985. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01985

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Copyright © 2017 Wienhausen, Noriega-Ortega, Niggemann, Dittmar and Simon.

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Illustration of the different classes of exometabolites released by P. inhibens and D. shibae and mutualisms with other bacteria and phytoplankton algae. Black arrow: detected metabolites released by both strains; gray arrow: potential response of the bacterial or phytoplankton communities to the bacteria releasing metabolites; in parentheses, the number of exometabolites of each class detected in the natural phytoplankton bloom (black) and released by P. inhibens (brown) and D. shibae (pink) are given.