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A riboswitch gives rise to multi-generational phenotypic heterogeneity in an auxotrophic bacterium

Auxotrophy, the inability to produce an organic compound essential for growth, is widespread among bacteria. Auxotrophic bacteria rely on transporters to acquire these compounds from their environment. Here, we study the expression of both low- and high-affinity transporters of the costly amino acid...

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Autores principales: Hernandez-Valdes, Jhonatan A., van Gestel, Jordi, Kuipers, Oscar P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7058034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32139702
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15017-1