1. Massive Diversification in Aging Colonies of Escherichia coli
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Claude Saint-Ruf, Ivan Matic, Corinne Cordier, Christine Franceschi, Meriem Garfa-Traore, Valérie Collin, Robustesse et évolvabilité de la vie (U1001), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 (UPD5), Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (USPC), Unité de Microbiologie [La Balme Les Grottes, France] (R&D Microbiologie), BioMérieux SA [La Balme Les Grottes], IFR Necker-Enfants Malades (IRNEM), Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 (UPD5)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), This work was supported by FP7-HEALTH-F3-2010-241476, ANR-09-BLAN-0251, Idex ANR-11-IDEX-0005-01/ANR-11-LABX-0071, the AXA Research Fund, and Mérieux Research grants., ANR-09-BLAN-0251,bactadapt(2009), Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (APHP)-Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 (UPD5)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ANR-09-BLAN-0251,bactadapt,Bacterial adaptive radiation in structured environment(2009), Saint-Ruf, Claude, Blanc - - bactadapt2009 - ANR-09-BLAN-0251 - Blanc - VALID, and Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 (UPD5)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)
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Time Factors ,Population ,Biodiversity ,Genetic Fitness ,[SDV.GEN] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics ,Biology ,medicine.disease_cause ,Microbiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,[SDV.BBM.GTP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Genomics [q-bio.GN] ,Adaptive radiation ,Escherichia coli ,medicine ,education ,[SDV.MP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology ,Molecular Biology ,030304 developmental biology ,Genetics ,[SDV.GEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics ,0303 health sciences ,education.field_of_study ,030306 microbiology ,Clonal interference ,Escherichia coli Proteins ,Biofilm ,Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial ,Articles ,Adaptation, Physiological ,Biological Evolution ,Phenotype ,[SDV.MP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology ,[SDV.BBM.GTP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Genomics [q-bio.GN] - Abstract
The evolutionary success of bacteria depends greatly on their capacity to continually generate phenotypic diversity. Structured environments are particularly favorable for diversification because of attenuated clonal interference, which renders selective sweeps nearly impossible and enhances opportunities for adaptive radiation. We examined at the microscale level the emergence and the spatial and temporal dynamics of phenotypic diversity and their underlying causes in Escherichia coli colonies. An important dynamic heterogeneity in the growth, metabolic activity, morphology, gene expression patterns, stress response induction, and death patterns among cells within colonies was observed. Genetic analysis indicated that the phenotypic variation resulted mostly from mutations and that indole production, oxidative stress, and the RpoS-regulated general stress response played an important role in the generation of diversity. We observed the emergence and persistence of phenotypic variants within single colonies that exhibited variable fitness compared to the parental strain. Some variants showed improved capacity to produce biofilms, whereas others were able to use different nutrients or to tolerate antibiotics or oxidative stress. Taken together, our data show that bacterial colonies provide an ecological opportunity for the generation and maintenance of vast phenotypic diversity, which may increase the probability of population survival in unpredictable environments.
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- 2014
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