The evolutionary emergence of stochastic phenotype switching in bacteria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Stochastic phenotype switching – or bet hedging – is a pervasive feature of living systems and common in bacteria that experience fluctuating (unpredictable) environmental conditions. Under such conditions, the capacity to generate variable offspring spreads the...

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Main Authors: Libby Eric, Gallie Jenna, Kost Christian, Ferguson Gayle C, Beaumont Hubertus JE, Rainey Paul B, Zhang Xue-Xian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories