mBio (Feb 2021)

Competition Sensing Changes Antibiotic Production in <i>Streptomyces</i>

  • Sanne Westhoff,
  • Alexander M. Kloosterman,
  • Stephan F. A. van Hoesel,
  • Gilles P. van Wezel,
  • Daniel E. Rozen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02729-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1

Abstract

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Bacteria secrete antibiotics to inhibit their competitors, but the presence of competitors can determine whether these toxins are produced. Here, we study the role of the competitive and resource environment on antibiotic production in Streptomyces