Bacterial Adaptation in Structured Environments: Lessons from Darwin's Finches
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-10-2020
Publication Title
Trends in Microbiology
First page number:
1
Last page number:
2
Abstract
Intricate gene regulatory networks control the transition between the planktonic and biofilm lifestyles in bacteria. New evidence from Mhatre et al. uncovers how various adaptive mutations that arose in a key gene at the nexus of signaling networks in Burkholderia cenocepacia led to the emergence of lineages with different ecological roles, enabling stable coexistence of multiple genotypes and increasing productivity of the community.
Keywords
Biofilm; Burkholderia cenocepacia; Finch; Gene mutation; Gene regulatory network; Genotype; Lifestyle; Nonhuman; Productivity; Short survey; Signal transduction
Disciplines
Bacteria | Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Organisms | Plant Breeding and Genetics | Plant Sciences
Language
English
Repository Citation
Harrison, J. J.,
Parsek, M. R.,
Tseng, B. S.
(2020).
Bacterial Adaptation in Structured Environments: Lessons from Darwin's Finches.
Trends in Microbiology
1-2.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2020.10.010