The Ecological and Evolutionary Dynamics of Model Bacteriocin Communities

摘要: The use of model laboratory communities, organisms, and mathematical models has deeply enriched our understanding the causes consequences toxin production in bacteria. In particular, such have provided much insight into dynamics microbial communities with producers. Both experimental theoretical approaches suggested that population structure can be critical to initial invasion a toxinproducing strain. Furthermore, spatial may play central role maintenance diverse assemblages toxic non-toxic strains. Models also revealed some counter-intuitive predictions, as evolution competitive restraint toxin-sensitive, toxinresistant, toxin-producing Toxin itself is dramatic form niche construction, where producing strains alter chemical nature their surroundings. Such modification feeds back affect ecology all community members. helped greatly clarify effects this feedback.