An evolutionary mechanism for diversity in siderophore-producing bacteria

Ecology Letters (2011) Bacteria produce a great diversity of siderophores to scavenge for iron in their environment. We suggest that this diversity results from the interplay between siderophore producers (cooperators) and non‐producers (cheaters): when there are many cheaters exploiting a sideropho...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecology letters 2012-02, Vol.15 (2), p.119-125
Hauptverfasser:	Lee, William, van Baalen, Minus, Jansen, Vincent A. A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Altruism Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Bacteria Bacteria - genetics Bacteria - metabolism Biodiversity Biological and medical sciences Biological Evolution chromodynamics Ecology, environment Evolutionary biology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Iron - metabolism Life Sciences metapopulation Models, Biological Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pseudomonas aeruginosa - genetics Pseudomonas aeruginosa - metabolism pyoverdine type regulation siderophore specificity Siderophores - biosynthesis Siderophores - genetics tag-based cooperation tagged public good
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