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Phenotypic heterogeneity in mycobacterial stringent response.
BMC systems biology - 27 Jan 2011
Ghosh Sayantari, Sureka Kamakshi, Ghosh Bhaswar, Bose Indrani, Basu Joyoti, Kundu Manikuntala
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BACKGROUND: A common survival strategy of microorganisms subjected to stress involves the generation of phenotypic heterogeneity in the isogenic microbial population enabling a subset of the population to survive under stress. In a recent study, a mycobacterial population of M. smegmatis was shown to develop phenotypic heterogeneity under nutrient depletion. The observed heterogeneity is in the form of a bimodal...
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