Cooperation, privatization and cheating in microbial exoenzyme synthesis: theoretical analysis in view of biotechnological applications
Tanvir Hassan, Shalu Dwivedi, Stefan Schuster, Anna Matuszyńska
This paper develops a mathematical framework to analyze microbial strategies in exoenzyme synthesis, showing how cooperation, privatization, and cheating affect population dynamics and coexistence.
Open Biology · Jul 29, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology