A social life for discerning microbes
- PMID: 19013271
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.10.030
A social life for discerning microbes
Abstract
Microbes are not only extremely social but also extremely discerning about whom they socialize with. Recent research has uncovered some of the evolutionary explanations behind these feats of social sophistication in bacteria (Ackermann et al., 2008; Diggle et al., 2007) and, most recently, has provided insights into the molecular mechanisms of discrimination in yeast (Smukalla et al., 2008).
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FLO1 is a variable green beard gene that drives biofilm-like cooperation in budding yeast.Cell. 2008 Nov 14;135(4):726-37. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.09.037. Cell. 2008. PMID: 19013280 Free PMC article.
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