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Phenotypic heterogeneity within microbial populations at the single-cell level investigated by confocal Raman microspectroscopy.
The Analyst - 1 Jun 2009
Hermelink Antje, Brauer Angelika, Lasch Peter, Naumann Dieter
Abstract excerpt
Single cells in genetically homogeneous microbial cultures exhibit marked phenotypic heterogeneity that is considered to bolster the fitness of the whole population. Heterogeneity on the single-cell level is typically masked in conventional studies of microbial populations, which rely on data ave...
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