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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2017-08-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/4/e00672-17 |