Age structure landscapes emerge from the equilibrium between aging and rejuvenation in bacterial populations

Audrey M. Proenca; Camilla Ulla Rang; Christen Buetz; Chao Shi; Lin Chao

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06154-9

Nature Communications (Sep 2018)

Age structure landscapes emerge from the equilibrium between aging and rejuvenation in bacterial populations

Audrey M. Proenca,
Camilla Ulla Rang,
Christen Buetz,
Chao Shi,
Lin Chao

Affiliations

Audrey M. Proenca: Section of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego
Camilla Ulla Rang: Section of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego
Christen Buetz: Section of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego
Chao Shi: Section of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego
Lin Chao: Section of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06154-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Some daughter cells inherit the maternal old pole during bacterial division, but does this correspond to aging? Here, Proenca et al. show that constant patterns of aging and rejuvenation connect distinct growth equilibria within bacterial clonal populations, providing evidence for deterministic age structures.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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