Observing bacteria through the lens of social evolution

Journal of Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Nadell, Carey D ^a   Bassler, Bonnie L ^a,b   Levin, Simon A ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; COOPERATION; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; EVOLUTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 69049102139     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14754924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/jbiol87     Document Type: Short Survey

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