A Synthetic Quorum Sensing System Reveals a Potential Private Benefit for Public Good Production in a Biofilm

Bacteria predominantly reside in microbial communities known as biofilms, where cells are encapsulated and protected by the extracellular matrix (ECM). While all biofilm cells benefit from the ECM, only a subgroup of cells carries the burden of producing this public good. This dilemma provokes the q...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zhang, Fang, Kwan, Anna, Xu, Amy, Süel, Gürol M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4510612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26196509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132948

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4510612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26196509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132948

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