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Phenotypic Switching Can Speed up Microbial Evolution.

Scientific reports - 12 Jun 2018

Tadrowski Andrew C, Evans Martin R, Waclaw Bartlomiej

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Stochastic phenotype switching has been suggested to play a beneficial role in microbial populations by leading to the division of labour among cells, or ensuring that at least some of the population survives an unexpected change in environmental conditions. Here we use a computational model to investigate an alternative possible function of stochastic phenotype switching: as a way to adapt more quickly even in a...

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PMID: 29895935
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27095-9
PMCID: PMC5997679

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