Communication determines population-level fitness under cation stress by modulating the ratio of motile to sessile B. subtilis cells
B. K. Steinfeld, Q. Cui, T. Schmidt, I. B. Bischofs
The paper shows that motile B. subtilis cells are more susceptible to cation stress than sessile cells, and that population fitness under stress is influenced by communication via ComX-pheromone signaling.
bioRxiv · Nov 30, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology