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

ABSTRACT 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-grow...

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Main Authors: Nick Vallespir Lowery, Luke McNally, William C. Ratcliff, Sam P. Brown
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/6249f3df0a324e19aaa3ff865c49a1b4
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