mSystems (Aug 2021)

Antibiotics Shift the Temperature Response Curve of Escherichia coli Growth

  • Mauricio Cruz-Loya,
  • Elif Tekin,
  • Tina Manzhu Kang,
  • Natalya Cardona,
  • Natalie Lozano-Huntelman,
  • Alejandra Rodriguez-Verdugo,
  • Van M. Savage,
  • Pamela J. Yeh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00228-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 4

Abstract

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The growth of living organisms varies with temperature. This dependence is described by a temperature response curve that is described by an optimal temperature where growth is maximized and a temperature range (termed breadth) across which the organism can grow.