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SUBMITTER: Cesar S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9719910 | biostudies-literature | 2022
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cesar Spencer S Sun Jiawei J Huang Kerwyn Casey KC
Frontiers in microbiology 20221121
Bacteria frequently encounter nutrient fluctuations in natural environments, yet we understand little about their ability to maintain physiological memory of previous food sources. Starvation is a particularly acute case, in which cells must balance adaptation to stresses with limited nutrient supply. Here, we show that <i>Escherichia coli</i> cells immediately accelerate and decelerate in growth upon transitions from spent to fresh media and vice versa, respectively, and memory of rapid growth ...[more]