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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Main Authors: Wook Kim, Stuart B. Levy, Kevin R. Foster
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f9571216c3bf4cafa1da93b94c3843fe
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