The Pseudomonas aeruginosa PSL polysaccharide is a social but non-cheatable trait in biofilms
Yasuhiko Irie, Aled Roberts, Kasper N Kragh, Vernita D Gordon, Jamie Hutchison, Rosalind J Allen, Gavin Melaugh, Thomas Bjarnsholt, Stuart A West, Stephen P Diggle
This study investigates the PSL polysaccharide in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, showing it provides population benefits and is shared socially but not exploited by non-producing cells.
bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2016Microbiology