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Predation limits the abundance of {triangleup}gacA cheaters in Pseudomonas protegens populations
Margaret I. Steele, Emily E Oxender, Carol Ge…·Joan E. Strassmann
The paper shows that {Delta}gacA mutants in Pseudomonas protegens are cheaters whose fitness depends on their abundance, and protozoan predators limit their spread.
DOI 10.1101/2025.11.08.687362