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M. Opalek

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:yeast· 1

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B. J. Smug· 1 shared B. Smug· 1 shared D. M. Wloch-Salamon· 1 shared D. Wloch-Salamon· 1 shared M. Doebeli· 1 shared

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B. J. Smug

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How to determine microbial lag phase duration?

M. Opalek, B. J. Smug, D. Wloch-Salamon

This paper evaluates methods for determining microbial lag phase duration using experimental and simulated data, identifies method-specific sensitivities, and proposes a decision tree and web tool for accurate calculation.

bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2022Microbiology

Phenotypic heterogeneity is adaptive for microbial populations under starvation

M. Opalek, B. Smug, M. Doebeli, D. M. Wloch-Salamon

This study shows that phenotypic heterogeneity in starved microbial populations is adaptive, with quiescent and non-quiescent cells providing fitness advantages under different starvation conditions.

bioRxiv · Apr 5, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology