Can Simpson's paradox explain co-operation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms?

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 226-235

  Penn, Alexandra S ^a,b   Conibear, Tim C R ^a,c   Watson, Richard A ^a   Kraaijeveld, Alex R ^a   Webb, Jeremy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm development; Co operation; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Siderophore production; Simpson's paradox

Indexed keywords

SIDEROPHORE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMATION; HYPOTHESIS; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIMPSON PARADOX; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS;

BIOFILMS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIDEROPHORES;

EID: 84862702144     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2012.00970.x     Document Type: Article

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