Conditional quorum-sensing induction of a cyanide-insensitive terminal oxidase stabilizes cooperating populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Quorum sensing (QS) regulates production of ‘public goods’ by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which releases toxic hydrogen cyanide to constrain QS-deficient cheaters. Here, Yan et al. show that QS-proficient strains protect themselves by producing a cyanide-insensitive enzyme in response to reactive oxygen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-11-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13013-8 |