Division of labor during bacterial warfare
Divya Choudhary, Youlian Goulev, Carlos Sanchez, Quincey A. Justman, Johan Paulsson, Kevin R. Foster
The paper investigates bacterial warfare by analyzing toxin production in Escherichia coli, finding that localized toxin bursts are more effective than uniform production in structured populations.
bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology