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Antagonistic interactions peak at intermediate genetic distance in clinical and laboratory strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
BMC microbiology - 22 Mar 2012
Schoustra Sijmen E, Dench Jonathan, Dali Rola, Aaron Shawn D, Kassen Rees
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BACKGROUND: Bacteria excrete costly toxins to defend their ecological niche. The evolution of such antagonistic interactions between individuals is expected to depend on both the social environment and the strength of resource competition. Antagonism is expected to be weak among highly similar ge...
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