Cooperation is a No-brainer for Symbiotic Bacteria
Humans may learn cooperation in kindergarten, but what about bacteria, whose behavior is preprogrammed by their DNA?
11-Sep-2003 -
Some legume plants, which rely on beneficial soil bacteria called rhizobia that infect their roots and provide nitrogen, seem to promote cooperation by exacting a toll on those bacterial strains that don't hold up their end of the symbiotic bargain, according to a team of researchers at the ...
algae
bacteria
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