Intracellular carbon storage enables starvation survival in marine bacteria
Olesia Shlakhter, Yonathan Talmor, Sergey Malitsky, Leilah Otikovs, Amir Szitenberg, Einat Segev
This study identifies intracellular carbon storage via PHB granules as a key mechanism for starvation survival in marine bacteria, with additional strategies also contributing to persistence.
bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology