Microbial Primer: Cooperation in bacteria: This article is part of the Microbial Primers collection.

Microbial Primer: Cooperation in bacteria

The growth and success of many bacteria appear to rely on a stunning range of cooperative behaviours. But what is cooperation and how is it studied?

Keyword(s): altruism , cheat , inclusive fitness , kin selection and public good

This study was supported by the:

European Research Council (Award 834164)
- Principle Award Recipient: StuartWest

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. This article was made open access via a Publish and Read agreement between the Microbiology Society and the corresponding author’s institution.

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