Environmental modification via a quorum sensing molecule influences the social landscape of siderophore production
Bacteria produce a wide variety of exoproducts that favourably modify their environment and increase their fitness. These are often termed ‘public goods’ because they are costly for individuals to produce and can be exploited by non-producers (‘cheats’). The outcome of conflict over public goods is...
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Royal Society
2017
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41613/ |