Escherichia coli has an undiscovered ability to inhibit the growth of both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria

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The ability for bacteria to form boundaries between neighboring colonies as the result of intra-species inhibition has been described for a limited number of species. Here, we report that intra-species inhibition is more common than previously recognized. We demonstrated that swimming colonies of four Escherichia coli strains and six other bacteria form inhibitory zones between colonies, which is not caused by...

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