The evolution of mass cell suicide in bacterial warfare
Behaviors that cause the death of an actor are typically strongly disfavored by natural selection, and yet many bacteria undergo cell lysis to release anti-competitor toxins [1–5]. This behavior is most easily explained if only a small proportion of cells die to release toxins and help their clonema...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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