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Heterogeneity in populations of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli undergoing D-serine adaptation.
Current genetics - 1 Apr 2021
O'Boyle Nicky, Roe Andrew J
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic and genetic heterogeneities are conserved features of prokaryotic populations. During periods of stress, this programmed diversity increases the likelihood that variants within the population will survive the adverse conditions, allowing for proliferation. Phenotypic heterogeneity can have a mutational or indeed a non-mutational basis as observed in bet-hedging strategies adopted by antibiotic-tolerant...
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