The path to re-evolve cooperation is constrained in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Abstract Background A common form of cooperation in bacteria is based on the secretion of beneficial metabolites, shareable as public good among cells within a group. Because cooperation can be exploited by “cheating” mutants, which contribute less or nothing to the public good, there has been great...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-1060-6 |