De novo evolved interference competition promotes the spread of biofilm defectors

The production of secreted polymers in bacterial biofilms is costly, and therefore mechanisms preventing invasion of non-producing mutants are hypothesized. Here, the authors show that non-producers can evolve the ability to better incorporate into biofilms via phage-mediated interference.

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Autores principales: Marivic Martin, Anna Dragoš, Theresa Hölscher, Gergely Maróti, Balázs Bálint, Martin Westermann, Ákos T. Kovács
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/74f0ee4345f546dc9c55abbf1194d094
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