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Gillian Patton

Vanderbilt UniversityORCID 0009-0001-7367-4132Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:E. coli· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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MicrobiologyApplied and Environmental MicrobiologyPeer-reviewedMay 12, 2026

Reciprocal cross-feeding between bacteria can limit the emergence of metabolic dependencies

Ying-Chih Chuang, Megan G. Behringer, Gillian Patton…·James B. McKinlay

This study compares mutation accumulation in bacterial monocultures and cocultures, finding that cross-feeding can limit rather than promote metabolic dependencies.

3 citations

E. colihuman

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Evolutionary BiologyEvolution LettersPeer-reviewedNov 21, 2025

Historical Contingency Limits Adaptive Diversification in a Spatially Structured Environment

Gillian Patton, John C. Meraz, Michelle Yin…·Megan G. Behringer

This study shows that initial mutations can constrain adaptive diversification in structured environments, highlighting the role of genotype-by-environment interactions in evolutionary outcomes.

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E. coliexperimental assay

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