The collapse of cooperation during range expansion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Cooperation is commonly believed to be favourable in spatially structured environments, as these systems promote genetic relatedness that reduces the likelihood of exploitation by cheaters. Here we show that a <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> population that exhibited cooperative swarming w...
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| author | Luo, N Lu, J Şimşek, E Silver, A Yao, Y Ouyang, X West, SA You, L |
| author_facet | Luo, N Lu, J Şimşek, E Silver, A Yao, Y Ouyang, X West, SA You, L |
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| description | Cooperation is commonly believed to be favourable in spatially structured environments, as these systems promote genetic relatedness that reduces the likelihood of exploitation by cheaters. Here we show that a <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> population that exhibited cooperative swarming was invaded by cheaters when subjected to experimental evolution through cycles of range expansion on solid media, but not in well-mixed liquid cultures. Our results suggest that cooperation is disfavoured in a more structured environment, which is the opposite of the prevailing view. We show that spatial expansion of the population prolongs cooperative swarming, which was vulnerable to cheating. Our findings reveal a mechanism by which spatial structures can suppress cooperation through modulation of the quantitative traits of cooperation, a process that leads to population divergence towards distinct colonization strategies. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:5d2a601e-5537-4fb3-9ece-cf262a43187f2024-09-05T10:24:41ZThe collapse of cooperation during range expansion of Pseudomonas aeruginosaJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:5d2a601e-5537-4fb3-9ece-cf262a43187fEnglishSymplectic ElementsSpringer Nature2024Luo, NLu, JŞimşek, ESilver, AYao, YOuyang, XWest, SAYou, LCooperation is commonly believed to be favourable in spatially structured environments, as these systems promote genetic relatedness that reduces the likelihood of exploitation by cheaters. Here we show that a <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> population that exhibited cooperative swarming was invaded by cheaters when subjected to experimental evolution through cycles of range expansion on solid media, but not in well-mixed liquid cultures. Our results suggest that cooperation is disfavoured in a more structured environment, which is the opposite of the prevailing view. We show that spatial expansion of the population prolongs cooperative swarming, which was vulnerable to cheating. Our findings reveal a mechanism by which spatial structures can suppress cooperation through modulation of the quantitative traits of cooperation, a process that leads to population divergence towards distinct colonization strategies. |
| spellingShingle | Luo, N Lu, J Şimşek, E Silver, A Yao, Y Ouyang, X West, SA You, L The collapse of cooperation during range expansion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| title | The collapse of cooperation during range expansion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| title_full | The collapse of cooperation during range expansion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| title_fullStr | The collapse of cooperation during range expansion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The collapse of cooperation during range expansion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| title_short | The collapse of cooperation during range expansion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| title_sort | collapse of cooperation during range expansion of pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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