Survival kinetics of starving bacteria is biphasic and density-dependent.
In the lifecycle of microorganisms, prolonged starvation is prevalent and sustaining life during starvation periods is a vital task. In the literature, it is commonly assumed that survival kinetics of starving microbes follows exponential decay. This assumption, however, has not been rigorously test...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4383377?pdf=render |