Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Programmed cell death can increase the efficacy of microbial bet-hedging
Eric Libby, William W. Driscoll, William C. Ratcliff
This study shows that programmed cell death can enhance microbial bet-hedging by promoting phenotypic diversification through population turnover and spatial structure.
DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-18687-y