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A universal trade-off between growth and lag in fluctuating environments.
Nature - 1 Aug 2020
Basan Markus, Honda Tomoya, Christodoulou Dimitris, Hörl Manuel, Chang Yu-Fang, Leoncini Emanuele, Mukherjee Avik, Okano Hiroyuki, Taylor Brian R, Silverman Josh M, Sanchez Carlos, Williamson James R, Paulsson Johan, Hwa Terence, Sauer Uwe
Abstract excerpt
The rate of cell growth is crucial for bacterial fitness and drives the allocation of bacterial resources, affecting, for example, the expression levels of proteins dedicated to metabolism and biosynthesis1,2. It is unclear, however, what ultimately determines growth rates in different environmental conditions. Moreover, increasing evidence suggests that other objectives are also important3-7, such as the rate of...
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