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:10.1128/mBio.02729-20

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

Affiliations

Sanne Westhoff: ORCiD; Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
Alexander M. Kloosterman: ORCiD; Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
Stephan F. A. van Hoesel: Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
Gilles P. van Wezel: ORCiD; Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
Daniel E. Rozen: ORCiD; Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands

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

Published in mBio

ISSN: 2161-2129 (Print); 2150-7511 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/mbio

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