Memory in microbes: quantifying history-dependent behavior in a bacterium.

Memory is usually associated with higher organisms rather than bacteria. However, evidence is mounting that many regulatory networks within bacteria are capable of complex dynamics and multi-stable behaviors that have been linked to memory in other systems. Moreover, it is recognized that bacteria t...

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Main Authors: Denise M Wolf, Lisa Fontaine-Bodin, Ilka Bischofs, Gavin Price, Jay Keasling, Adam P Arkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2264733?pdf=render