Nutrient limitation determines the fitness of cheaters in bacterial siderophore cooperation
Cooperative behaviour among individuals provides a collective benefit, but is considered costly. Using Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a model system, the authors show that secretion of the siderophore pyoverdine only incurs a fitness cost and favours cheating when its building blocks carbon or nitrogen a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00222-2 |