Rapid radiation in bacteria leads to a division of labour
The division of labour—where individuals specialise on different tasks—is fundamental to many sophisticated and ancient biological systems. Here the authors show that bacteria can deploy a robust and functional division of labour in a matter of days via a single mutation.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10508 |