Spatial alanine metabolism determines local growth dynamics of Escherichia coli colonies

Spatial alanine metabolism determines local growth dynamics of Escherichia coli colonies

Bacteria commonly live in spatially structured biofilm assemblages, which are encased by an extracellular matrix. Metabolic activity of the cells inside biofilms causes gradients in local environmental conditions, which leads to the emergence of physiologically differentiated subpopulations. Informa...

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Main Authors: Francisco Díaz-Pascual, Martin Lempp, Kazuki Nosho, Hannah Jeckel, Jeanyoung K Jo, Konstantin Neuhaus, Raimo Hartmann, Eric Jelli, Mads Frederik Hansen, Alexa Price-Whelan, Lars EP Dietrich, Hannes Link, Knut Drescher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-11-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
biofilms
colonies
metabolism
cross-feeding
phenotypic heterogeneity
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/70794

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