Density fluctuations, homeostasis, and reproduction effects in bacteria

Shahla Nemati; Abhyudai Singh; Scott D. Dhuey; Armando McDonald; Daniel M. Weinreich; Andreas. E. Vasdekis

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03348-2

Communications Biology (Apr 2022)

Density fluctuations, homeostasis, and reproduction effects in bacteria

Shahla Nemati,
Abhyudai Singh,
Scott D. Dhuey,
Armando McDonald,
Daniel M. Weinreich,
Andreas. E. Vasdekis

Affiliations

Shahla Nemati: Department of Physics, University of Idaho
Abhyudai Singh: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware
Scott D. Dhuey: Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Armando McDonald: Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences, University of Idaho
Daniel M. Weinreich: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University
Andreas. E. Vasdekis: Department of Physics, University of Idaho

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03348-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Quantitative imaging, invisible microfluidics, and mathematical models demonstrate how the density of single E. coli cells fluctuates during the cell cycle, unmasking key homeostasis and population fitness effects.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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