What Does Not Kill You Makes You Stronger

• Autores: Miles T. Wetherington, Juan E. Keymer
• Localización: Trends in microbiology, ISSN 0966-842X, Vol. 25, Nº. 8, 2017, págs. 605-607
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Colicin production is an extreme form of labor division; cells lyse after making the toxin! Stochastic phenotype switching allows producers to outcompete sensitive strains since colicin release frees up vacancy. If patch dynamics does not kill you, it stimulates adaptation to a dynamic habitat landscape which selects for rapid dispersal.