Mutational meltdown of putative microbial altruists in Streptomyces coelicolor colonies

<p>In colonies of the filamentous multicellular bacterium&nbsp;<em>Streptomyces coelicolor</em>, a subpopulation of cells arises that hyperproduces metabolically costly antibiotics, resulting in a division of labor that increases colony fitness. Because these cells contain larg...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Z, Shitut, S, Claushuis, B, Claessen, D, Rozen, DE
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2022