Dervis Can Vural

Many species of microbes cooperate by producing public goods from which they collectively benefit. However, these populations are under the risk of being taken over by cheating mutants that do not contribute to the pool of public goods. Here we present theoretical findings that address how the social evolution of microbes can be manipulated by external perturbations to inhibit or promote the fixation of cheaters.

Gurdip Uppal ∗ Author Footnotes ∗ Equally contributing first authors Gokhan Bahcecioglu ∗ Author Footnotes ∗ Equally contributing first authors Gokhan Bahcecioglu Footnotes ∗ Equally contributing first authors Affiliations Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, IN, USA Search for articles by this author Pinar Zorlutuna ∗∗ Author Footnotes ∗∗ Equally contributing corresponding authors Pinar Zorlutuna Correspondence Corresponding author Footnotes ∗∗...