The three phases of exceptional dynamics (IMAGE)

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

The three phases of exceptional dynamics

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(1) Predation on the unprotected bacteria by predators, (2) toxin formation as cooperative defence and recovery of the bacterial population, (3) filament formation as individual defence through evolution and stabilisation of densities.

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David Kneis / TU Dresden

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