Programmed Allee effect in bacteria causes a tradeoff between population spread and survival

Dispersal is necessary for spread into new habitats, but it has also been shown to inhibit spread. Theoretical studies have suggested that the presence of a strong Allee effect may account for these counterintuitive observations. Experimental demonstration of this notion is lacking due to the diffic...

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Main Authors: Smith, Robert, Tan, Cheemeng, Srimani, Jaydeep K., Pai, Anand, Riccione, Katherine A., Song, Hao, You, Lingchong
Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102428
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19129