Lethal Consequences of Overcoming Metabolic Restrictions Imposed on a Cooperative Bacterial Population

Quorum sensing (QS) controls cooperative activities in many Proteobacteria. In some species, QS-dependent specific metabolism contributes to the stability of the cooperation. However, the mechanism by which QS and metabolic networks have coevolved to support stable public good cooperation and mainte...

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Main Authors: Eunhye Goo, Yongsung Kang, Jae Yun Lim, Hyeonheui Ham, Ingyu Hwang, Steven E. Lindow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-02-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/1/e00042-17