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Inhibiting bacterial cooperation is an evolutionarily robust anti-biofilm strategy

Bacteria commonly form dense biofilms encased in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Biofilms are often extremely tolerant to antimicrobials but their reliance on shared EPS may also be a weakness as social evolution theory predicts that inhibiting shared traits can select against resistance....

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Autores principales: Dieltjens, Lise, Appermans, Kenny, Lissens, Maries, Lories, Bram, Kim, Wook, Van der Eycken, Erik V., Foster, Kevin R., Steenackers, Hans P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6952394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31919364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13660-x