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Combinatorial quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa allows for novel cheating strategies.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Aug 2020
Gurney James, Azimi Sheyda, Brown Sam P, Diggle Stephen P
Abstract excerpt
In the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, quorum sensing (QS) is a social trait that is exploitable by non-cooperating cheats. Previously it has been shown that by linking QS to the production of both public and private goods, cheats can be prevented from invading populations of cooperators and this was described by Dandekar et al. (Science 2012;338:264-266) as 'a metabolic incentive to cooperate'. We...
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