Spiteful interactions between sympatric natural isolates of Xenorhabdus bovienii benefit kin and reduce virulence

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 431-437

  Bashey, F ^a   Young, S K ^a   Hawlena, H ^b   Lively, C M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Interference competition; Kin selection; Social interactions; Spatial structure; Within host dynamics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; COEXISTENCE; CONSPECIFIC; GENOTYPE; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; KIN SELECTION; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN; SYMPATRY; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VIRULENCE; XENORHABDUS;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIOCINS; GENOTYPE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INDIANA; MOTHS; NEMATODA; SELECTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE; XENORHABDUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; XENORHABDUS; XENORHABDUS BOVIENII;

EID: 84857058015     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02441.x     Document Type: Article

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