The fitness burden imposed by synthesising quorum sensing signals
(2016)
Journal Article
Ruparell, A., Dubern, J.-F., Ortori, C. A., Harrison, F., Halliday, N., Emtage, A., Ashawesh, M., Laughton, C. A., Diggle, S. P., Williams, P., Barrett, D. A., & Hardie, K. R. (2016). The fitness burden imposed by synthesising quorum sensing signals. Scientific Reports, 6, Article 33101. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep33101
It is now well established that bacterial populations utilize cell-to-cell signaling (quorum-sensing, QS) to control the production of public goods and other co-operative behaviours. Evolutionary theory predicts that both the cost of signal productio... Read More about The fitness burden imposed by synthesising quorum sensing signals.