Bacterial ecology: Cheaters take advantage

Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 575 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.108 Author: Irene Vacca Microbial cooperation includes various behaviours, such as nutrient acquisition. However, little is known about the costs and benefits of cooperation in relation to microbial growth. A recent study by Sexton and Schuster investigated the effects of nutrient limitation on the production of the siderophore pyoverdine
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