The Evolution of Quorum Sensing as a Mechanism to Infer Kinship

Bacteria regulate many phenotypes via quorum sensing systems. Quorum sensing is typically thought to evolve because the regulated cooperative phenotypes are only beneficial at certain cell densities. However, quorum sensing systems are also threatened by non-cooperative "cheaters" that may...

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Main Authors: Schluter, J, Schoech, A, Foster, K, Mitri, S
Format: Journal article
Jezik:English
Izdano: Public Library of Science 2016