Crystal toxins and the volunteer's dilemma in bacteria
(2019)
Journal Article
Patel, M., Raymond, B., Bonsall, M. B., & West, S. A. (2019). Crystal toxins and the volunteer's dilemma in bacteria. Journal of evolutionary biology, 32(4), 310-319. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13415
The growth and virulence of the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis depend on the production of Cry toxins, which are used to perforate the gut of its host. Successful invasion of the host relies on producing a threshold amount of toxin, after which ther... Read More about Crystal toxins and the volunteer's dilemma in bacteria.