Generational coexistence and ancestor's inhibition in bacterial populations.

Abstract excerpt

Generational coexistence in structured environments raises the possibility of a competition between ancestors and descendents. This type of kin competition, and in particular, the possibility that descendents might actively repress the ancestor's dominance, has been rarely considered in microbial evolutionary ecology. The recent discovery of the phenomenon of stationary-phase contact-dependent inhibition of...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Adaptation, Physiological
• Share to Bacteria
• Share to Ecosystem