MicrobiologybioRxiv
The Pseudomonas aeruginosa PSL polysaccharide is a social but non-cheatable trait in biofilms
Yasuhiko Irie, Aled Roberts, Kasper N Kragh…·Stephen P Diggle
This study investigates the PSL polysaccharide in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, showing it provides population benefits and is shared socially but not exploited by non-producing cells.
DOI 10.1128/mbio.00374-17