EcologybioRxivPreprint
Baseline growth rate shapes pollutant impacts in aquatic environments: Evidence from antibiotic responses in the harmful cyanobacterium Microcystis
Ganyu Feng, Zhipeng Duan, Changwei Hu…·Xiang‐Zhou Meng
This study shows that baseline growth rate in Microcystis affects antibiotic-induced hormetic responses, with slow-growing populations showing greater growth enhancement at low antibiotic concentrations.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.06.756710