Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6132208 Current Opinion in Microbiology 2012 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Examples of PCD in the development of specialized microbial cells are explored. ► Major pathways associated with microbial PCD are described. ► Evolutionary pressures that initiate and maintain PCD in unicellular microbes are examined. ► The role of PCD in the emergence of antimicrobial drug resistance is discussed.
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