Division of Labor, Bet Hedging, and the Evolution of Mixed Biofilm Investment Strategies

Bacterial cells, like many other organisms, face a tradeoff between longevity and fecundity. Planktonic cells are fast growing and fragile, while biofilm cells are often slower growing but stress resistant. Here we ask why bacterial lineages invest simultaneously in both fast- and slow-growing types...

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Autores principales: Lowery, Nick Vallespir, McNally, Luke, Ratcliff, William C., Brown, Sam P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5550747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28790201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00672-17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5550747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28790201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00672-17

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