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Auxophores (defined in Box 1) diffuse from marine microbes. The proximity of the prototroph to the auxotroph can vary from free-living environments where the auxophore must diffuse through the water before it is located by the auxotroph, to particle-associated communities where the auxotroph and prototroph interact in much closer proximity.
