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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Autores principales: Wook Kim, Stuart B. Levy, Kevin R. Foster
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f9571216c3bf4cafa1da93b94c3843fe2021-12-02T16:57:18ZRapid radiation in bacteria leads to a division of labour10.1038/ncomms105082041-1723https://doaj.org/article/f9571216c3bf4cafa1da93b94c3843fe2016-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10508https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723The 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.Wook KimStuart B. LevyKevin R. FosterNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2016)
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Rapid radiation in bacteria leads to a division of labour
description 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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