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One gene, multiple ecological strategies: A biofilm regulator is a capacitor for sustainable diversity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 1 Sept 2020
Mhatre Eisha, Snyder Daniel J, Sileo Emily, Turner Caroline B, Buskirk Sean W, Fernandez Nicolas L, Neiditch Matthew B, Waters Christopher M, Cooper Vaughn S
Abstract excerpt
Many bacteria cycle between sessile and motile forms in which they must sense and respond to internal and external signals to coordinate appropriate physiology. Maintaining fitness requires genetic networks that have been honed in variable environments to integrate these signals. The identity of the major regulators and how their control mechanisms evolved remain largely unknown in most organisms. During four...
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