Article
Non-social adaptation defers a tragedy of the commons in Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing.
The ISME journal - 1 Aug 2015
Asfahl Kyle L, Walsh Jessica, Gilbert Kerrigan, Schuster Martin
Abstract excerpt
In a process termed quorum sensing (QS), the opportunistic bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses diffusible signaling molecules to regulate the expression of numerous secreted factors or public goods that are shared within the population. But not all cells respond to QS signals. These social cheaters typically harbor a mutation in the QS receptor gene lasR and exploit the public goods produced by...
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