Storage polymer polyhydroxybutyrate promotes recovery and limits phenotypic heterogeneity in regrowth from carbon starvation in Methylobacterium extorquens
Keaton J. Adams, Christopher J. Marx, Alexander B. Alleman
This study shows that PHB improves survival and reduces phenotypic heterogeneity during carbon starvation in Methylobacterium extorquens, even under extreme osmotic conditions.
bioRxiv · Dec 13, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology