Frequency- and Amplitude-Dependent Microbial Population Dynamics during Cycles of Feast and Famine

• Published in: Physical review letters Vol. 121; no. 9; p. 098101
• Main Authors: Merritt, Jason, Kuehn, Seppe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 31.08.2018

In nature microbial populations are subject to fluctuating nutrient levels. Nutrient fluctuations are important for evolutionary and ecological dynamics in microbial communities since they impact growth rates, population sizes, and biofilm formation. Here we use automated continuous-culture devices...