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Cooperation and Cheating through a Secreted Aminopeptidase in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa RpoS Response.
mBio - 17 Mar 2020
Robinson Tanner, Smith Parker, Alberts Erin R, Colussi-Pelaez Mariana, Schuster Martin
Abstract excerpt
The global stress response controlled by the alternative sigma factor RpoS protects enteric bacteria from a variety of environmental stressors. The role of RpoS in other, nonenteric bacteria, such as the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is less well understood. Here, we employed experimental social evolution to reveal that cooperative behavior via secreted public goods is an important function in...
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