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Extreme slow growth as alternative strategy to survive deep starvation in bacteria
Bacteria can become dormant or form spores when they are starved for nutrients. Here, we find that non-sporulating Bacillus subtilis cells can survive deep starvation conditions for many months. During this period, cells adopt an almost coccoid shape and become tolerant to antibiotics. Unexpectedly,...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6385201/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30792386 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08719-8 |