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Bacterial quorum sensing and metabolic incentives to cooperate.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 12 Oct 2012
Dandekar Ajai A, Chugani Sudha, Greenberg E Peter
Abstract excerpt
The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses a cell-cell communication system termed "quorum sensing" to control production of public goods, extracellular products that can be used by any community member. Not all individuals respond to quorum-sensing signals and synthesize public goods. Such social cheaters enjoy the benefits of the products secreted by cooperators. There are some P. aeruginosa...
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