Bacterial Colonies (IMAGE)

University of Oxford

Bacterial Colonies

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Two bacterial colonies fighting on solid media using toxins. Upon detecting an incoming attack from the red strain, cells of the bottom strain pass this information on to others in the colony leading to a massive collective attack against the red strain. Green colour indicates toxin production.

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Kevin Foster

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