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Nat Rev Microbiol. 2012 Jul 16;10(8):583-8. doi: 10.1038/nrmicro2837.
Every four years, the Olympic Games plays host to competitors who have built on their natural talent by training for many years to become the best in their chosen discipline. Similar spirit and endeavour can be found throughout the microbial world, in which every day is a competition to survive and thrive. Microorganisms are trained through evolution to become the fittest and the best adapted to a particular environmental niche or lifestyle, and to innovate when the 'rules of the game' are changed by alterations to their natural habitats. In this Essay, we honour the best competitors in the microbial world by inviting them to take part in the inaugural Microbial Olympics.
每四年，奥运会都会迎来一批参赛者，他们通过多年的训练，将自己的天赋发挥到极致，成为各自领域的佼佼者。在微生物世界中，也能看到类似的精神和努力，微生物每天都在为生存和繁荣而竞争。通过进化，微生物被训练成最适应特定环境小生境或生活方式的物种，并在其自然栖息地发生变化从而改变“游戏规则”时进行创新。在这篇文章中，我们通过邀请微生物世界中最优秀的参赛者参加首届微生物奥运会来向它们致敬。
