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Description Collective sensing and phenotypic diversification aid response to environmental fluctuations A key to the impressive success of bacteria in nature is their ability to adapt to new environments. Owing… Click to show full abstract
Description Collective sensing and phenotypic diversification aid response to environmental fluctuations A key to the impressive success of bacteria in nature is their ability to adapt to new environments. Owing to their short generation times, these adaptations often result from genetic evolution. For instance, bacteria can rapidly evolve to acquire drug resistance or to specialize in the consumption of a resource (1, 2). Environmental fluctuations, however, can also happen at much shorter time scales that preclude adaptation by genetic mutation. How do bacteria cope with these situations?
Journal Title: Science
Year Published: 2022
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