The ecological roles of bacterial chemotaxis
How bacterial chemotaxis is performed is much better understood than why. Traditionally,
chemotaxis has been understood as a foraging strategy by which bacteria enhance their …
chemotaxis has been understood as a foraging strategy by which bacteria enhance their …
Multiple functions of flagellar motility and chemotaxis in bacterial physiology
Most swimming bacteria are capable of following gradients of nutrients, signaling molecules
and other environmental factors that affect bacterial physiology. This tactic behavior became …
and other environmental factors that affect bacterial physiology. This tactic behavior became …
A functional perspective on phenotypic heterogeneity in microorganisms
M Ackermann - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2015 - nature.com
Most microbial communities consist of a genetically diverse assembly of different organisms,
and the level of genetic diversity plays an important part in community properties and …
and the level of genetic diversity plays an important part in community properties and …
Imaging whole-brain activity to understand behaviour
Until now, most brain studies have focused on small numbers of neurons that interact in
limited circuits, allowing analysis of individual computations or steps of neural processing …
limited circuits, allowing analysis of individual computations or steps of neural processing …
Chemotaxis as a navigation strategy to boost range expansion
Bacterial chemotaxis, the directed movement of cells along gradients of chemoattractants, is
among the best-characterized subjects in molecular biology,,,,,,,,–, but much less is known …
among the best-characterized subjects in molecular biology,,,,,,,,–, but much less is known …
Central dogma rates and the trade-off between precision and economy in gene expression
Steady-state protein abundance is set by four rates: transcription, translation, mRNA decay
and protein decay. A given protein abundance can be obtained from infinitely many …
and protein decay. A given protein abundance can be obtained from infinitely many …
[HTML][HTML] High-throughput 3D tracking of bacteria on a standard phase contrast microscope
Bacteria employ diverse motility patterns in traversing complex three-dimensional (3D)
natural habitats. 2D microscopy misses crucial features of 3D behaviour, but the applicability …
natural habitats. 2D microscopy misses crucial features of 3D behaviour, but the applicability …
Growth-rate dependent resource investment in bacterial motile behavior quantitatively follows potential benefit of chemotaxis
Microorganisms possess diverse mechanisms to regulate investment into individual cellular
processes according to their environment. How these regulatory strategies reflect the …
processes according to their environment. How these regulatory strategies reflect the …
Fragility and volatility of structural hubs in the human connectome
Brain structure reflects the influence of evolutionary processes that pit the costs of its
anatomical wiring against the computational advantages conferred by its complexity. We …
anatomical wiring against the computational advantages conferred by its complexity. We …
Taking chances and making mistakes: non-genetic phenotypic heterogeneity and its consequences for surviving in dynamic environments
C van Boxtel, JH van Heerden… - Journal of The …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Natural selection has shaped the strategies for survival and growth of microorganisms. The
success of microorganisms depends not only on slow evolutionary tuning but also on the …
success of microorganisms depends not only on slow evolutionary tuning but also on the …