Evolution: Bacterial Territoriality as a Byproduct of Kin Discriminatory Warfare

Recent work suggests that the inability of genetically distinct colonies of the bacterium Bacillus subtilis to freely merge is often a byproduct of microbial warfare mediated by divergent suites of chemical weaponry. Any effects of such kin-discriminatory antagonisms on levels of within-group cooper...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inCurrent biology Vol. 26; no. 9; pp. R364 - R366
Main Authors Velicer, Gregory J., Plucain, Jessica
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 09.05.2016
Subjects
Animals
Bacteria - classification
Bacteria - genetics
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena - genetics
Coculture Techniques
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Humans
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Recent work suggests that the inability of genetically distinct colonies of the bacterium Bacillus subtilis to freely merge is often a byproduct of microbial warfare mediated by divergent suites of chemical weaponry. Any effects of such kin-discriminatory antagonisms on levels of within-group cooperation at other traits remain unclear. Recent work suggests that the inability of genetically distinct colonies of the bacterium Bacillus subtilis to freely merge is often a byproduct of microbial warfare mediated by divergent suites of chemical weaponry. Any effects of such kin-discriminatory antagonisms on levels of within-group cooperation at other traits remain unclear.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-3
content type line 23
ObjectType-Commentary-1
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.033