Systems BiologybioRxiv
Exploitation by cheaters facilitates the preservation of essential public goods in microbial communities
Clara Moreno-Fenoll, Matteo Cavaliere, Esteban Martinez-Garcia, Juan F Poyatos
The paper shows cheaters can preserve public goods in microbial communities by causing population collapses and revivals, validated through theory and synthetic experiments.
DOI 10.1038/srep42561