Inhibiting bacterial cooperation is an evolutionarily robust anti-biofilm strategy
Inhibiting bacterial cooperation is an evolutionarily robust anti-biofilm strategy
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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English
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Bacteria commonly form dense biofilms encased in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Biofilms are often extremely tolerant to antimicrobials but their reliance on shared EPS may also be a weakness as social evolution theory predicts that inhibiting shared traits can select against resistance. Here we show that EPS of
Salmonella
biofilms...
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Inhibiting bacterial cooperation is an evolutionarily robust anti-biofilm strategy
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0fe92426ee98474f992afb748d21b64e
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0fe92426ee98474f992afb748d21b64e
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/s41467-019-13660-x
