Biofilm formation and toxin production provide a fitness advantage in mixed colonies of natural yeast isolates
B. M. Deschaine, A. R. Heysel, B. A. Lenhart, H. Murphy
The paper shows that biofilm formation and toxin resistance provide a fitness advantage in yeast colonies, supporting the role of spatial structure in microbial cooperation and competition.
bioRxiv · Aug 18, 2017Evolutionary Biology