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Privatization of Biofilm Matrix in Structurally Heterogeneous Biofilms

The self-produced biofilm provides beneficial protection for the enclosed cells, but the costly production of matrix components makes producer cells susceptible to cheating by nonproducing individuals. Despite detrimental effects of nonproducers, biofilms can be heterogeneous, with isogenic nonprodu...

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Autores principales: Otto, Simon B., Martin, Marivic, Schäfer, Daniel, Hartmann, Raimo, Drescher, Knut, Brix, Susanne, Dragoš, Anna, Kovács, Ákos T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7406226/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32753507
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00425-20