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 21, 2013

DOI

10.1038/494321a

ISSN

0028-0836

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Brian Coombes

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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