All Outputs (2)

Uncovering the rules of microbial community invasions (2019)
Journal Article
Vila, J. C., Jones, M. L., Patel, M., Bell, T., & Rosindell, J. (2019). Uncovering the rules of microbial community invasions. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 3(8), 1162-1171. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0952-9

Understanding the ecological and evolutionary processes determining the outcome of biological invasions has been the subject of decades of research with most work focusing on macro-organisms. In the context of microbes, invasions remain poorly unders... Read More about Uncovering the rules of microbial community invasions.

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.