A cooperative virulence plasmid imposes a high fitness cost under conditions that induce pathogenesis

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1734, 2012, Pages 1691-1699

  Platt, Thomas G ^a   Bever, James D ^a   Fuqua, Clay ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Cooperation; Greenbeard; Public good; Ti plasmid; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; CATABOLISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FITNESS; GENE EXPRESSION; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SPECIALIZATION; TRADE-OFF; VIRULENCE;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84858773498     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.2002     Document Type: Article

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