The ecological role of bacteriocins in bacterial competition

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1999

Authors

Riley, Margaret A
Gordon, David

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Elsevier

Abstract

Bacteriocins are an abundant class of antimicrobial molecules that appear to mediate population dynamics within species. The bacteriocins of Escherichia coli have served as a model for exploring the ecological role of these potent toxins. Studies suggest

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Keywords: bacteriocin; colicin; antibiotic biosynthesis; competition; cost benefit analysis; dynamics; ecology; escherichia coli; nonhuman; priority journal; short survey; Bacteriocins; Colicins; Escherichia coli; Mathematical Computing; Models, Biological; Bacteri

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Trends in Microbiology

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Journal article

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