A yield-cost tradeoff governs Escherichia coli's decision between fermentation and respiration in carbon-limited growth
Matteo Mori, Enzo Marinari, Andrea De Martino
The paper shows that E. coli's switch between fermentation and respiration in carbon-limited growth is governed by a trade-off between maximizing growth yield and minimizing proteome costs.
npj Systems Biology and Applications · May 1, 2019Peer-reviewedSystems Biology