Bacterial Cheaters Evade Punishment by Cyanide
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DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2019.07.015
Abstract: Summary In all domains of life, mechanisms exist that protect cooperating groups from exploitation by cheaters. Recent observations with the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa have suggested a paradigmatic cheater control mechanism in which cooperator cells punish… read more here.
Keywords: cheaters evade; punishment cyanide; cheater; bacterial cheaters ... See more keywords
Navigating a Fine Balance: Point-Mutant Cheater Viruses Disrupt the Viral Replication Cycle
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DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msae258
Abstract: Cheater viruses, alternatively denoted as defective interfering viruses, cannot replicate on their own yet replicate faster than the wild type (WT) when the two viruses coinfect the same cell. Cheaters must possess dual genetic features:… read more here.
Keywords: replication cycle; point mutant; cheater; viral replication ... See more keywords
Tragedy of the commons in the chemostat
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186119
Abstract: We present a proof of principle for the phenomenon of the tragedy of the commons that is at the center of many theories on the evolution of cooperation. Whereas the tragedy is commonly set in… read more here.
Keywords: commons chemostat; cooperator cheater; tragedy commons; cheater ... See more keywords