A Social Life for Discerning Microbes

Sam P. Brown; Angus Buckling

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2008.10.030

A Social Life for Discerning Microbes

Sam P. Brown, Angus Buckling

School of Biological Sciences

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Abstract

Microbes are not only extremely social but also extremely discerning about whom they socialize with. Recent research has uncovered some of the evolutionary explanations behind these feats of social sophistication in bacteria (Ackermann et al., 2008; Diggle et al., 2007) and, most recently, has provided insights into the molecular mechanisms of discrimination in yeast (Smukalla et al., 2008).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	600-603
Number of pages	4
Journal	Cell
Volume	135
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2008.10.030
Publication status	Published - 14 Nov 2008

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