Phenotypic plasticity of a cooperative behaviour in bacteria

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 589-598

  Kummerli R ^a   Jiricny, N ^a   Clarke, L S ^b   West, S A ^a   Griffin, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cheating; Cooperation; Cost and benefit of cooperation; Facultative adjustment; Iron availability; Microbes; Siderophores; Social environment

Indexed keywords

IRON; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PYOVERDINE;

BACTERIUM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; METABOLISM; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; IRON; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 60649095411     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01666.x     Document Type: Article

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