Division of labor and collective functionality in Escherichia coli under acid stress
Using a triple fluorescent Escherichia coli reporter strain, cellular individuality in the activation of the three major acid-dependent amino acid decarboxylation systems under successively increasing acidic acid stress is quantitatively investigated. The observed heterogeneous activation of the sys...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Communications Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03281-4 |
| Summary: | Using a triple fluorescent Escherichia coli reporter strain, cellular individuality in the activation of the three major acid-dependent amino acid decarboxylation systems under successively increasing acidic acid stress is quantitatively investigated. The observed heterogeneous activation of the systems indicates division of labor of the population to survive. |
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| ISSN: | 2399-3642 |