Cheating on the edge.

We present the results of an individual agent-based model of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Our model examines antibiotic resistance when two strategies exist: "producers"--who secrete a substance that breaks down antibiotics--and nonproducers ("cheats") who do not secrete, o...

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Main Authors: Lee Alan Dugatkin, Aaron D Dugatkin, Ronald M Atlas, Michael H Perlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2453231?pdf=render