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A nutrient bottleneck limits antibiotic efficacy in structured bacterial populations
Anna M. Hancock, Arabella Dill-Macky, Jenna A. Moore…·Sujit Sankar Datta
This study shows that nutrient availability limits antibiotic efficacy in structured bacterial populations by creating a traveling death front, which can be overcome or exacerbated by nutrient supply changes.