Identical Bacteria Strains Respond Differently to Sugars (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Identical Bacteria Strains Respond Differently to Sugars

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Individual bacteria within a uniform population display different responses depending on the selected sugar. In this illustration, blue bacteria are consuming the sugar, whereas white bacteria are not.

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Chase Beisel

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