Bistability in a Metabolic Network Underpins the De Novo Evolution of Colony Switching in Pseudomonas fluorescens

PLoS Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Gallie, Jenna ^a,b,c   Libby, Eric ^a,d   Bertels, Frederic ^a,c   Remigi, Philippe ^a   Jendresen, Christian B ^e,f   Ferguson, Gayle C ^a   Desprat, Nicolas ^g,h,i   Buffing, Marieke F ^c   Sauer, Uwe ^c   Beaumont, Hubertus J E ^a,j   Martinussen, Jan ^e   Kilstrup, Mogens ^e   Rainey, Paul B ^a,k  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Department of Environmental Microbiology ^*  (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f Chalmers University of Technology   (Denmark)

^g ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^h PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^j DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^k MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYRIMIDINE; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URACIL TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; COLANIC ACID; POLYSACCHARIDE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARB GENE; CELL FATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SWITCHING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; BACTERIAL CAPSULE; BIOSYNTHESIS; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; STATISTICAL MODEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHENOTYPE; POLYSACCHARIDES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PYRIMIDINES;

EID: 84926288180     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002109     Document Type: Article

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