Phenotypic plasticity trade-offs in an age-structured model of bacterial growth under stress.

Abstract excerpt

Under low concentrations of antibiotics causing DNA damage, Escherichia coli bacteria can trigger stochastically a stress response known as the SOS response. While the expression of this stress response can make individual cells transiently able to overcome antibiotic treatment, it can also delay cell division, thus impacting the whole population's ability to grow and survive. In order to study the trade-offs...

Topics

• Models, Biological
• Escherichia coli
• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Phenotype
• Stress, Physiological
• Stochastic Processes