Journal article
Cheats never prosper
Abstract
Fast-growing 'defector mutants' can threaten the success of a bacterial infection. But one bacterial species prevails over these cheats by forming a subpopulation that has shut down expression of virulence genes. See Letter p.353
Authors
Mulder DT; Coombes BK
Journal
Nature, Vol. 494, No. 7437, pp. 321–322
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
February 2013
DOI
10.1038/494321a
ISSN
0028-0836