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Rhamnolipids stabilize quorum sensing mediated cooperation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 May 2020
García-Contreras Rodolfo, Loarca Daniel, Pérez-González Caleb, Jiménez-Cortés J Guillermo, Gonzalez-Valdez Abigail, Soberón-Chávez Gloria
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the main models to study social behaviors in bacteria since it synthesizes several exoproducts, including exoproteases and siderophores and release them to the environment. Exoproteases and siderophores are public goods that can be utilized by the individuals that produce them but also by non-producers, that are considered social cheaters. Molecularly exoprotease cheaters are...
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