Horizontal gene transfer and cooperation in bacteria

Bacteria are capable of a wide range of cooperative behaviours. It has been suggested that horizontal gene transfer, which is common in bacteria, could help to stabilise cooperation and prevent the invasion of non-cooperative cheats. Research on this hypothesis has largely focused on plasmids: genet...

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Autor Principal: Dewar, AE
Outros autores: West, S
Formato: Thesis
Idioma:English
Publicado: 2021
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