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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Saccharomyces cerevisiae
SUBMITTER: Amir Mitchell
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-15936 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Mitchell Amir A Romano Gal H GH Groisman Bella B Yona Avihu A Dekel Erez E Kupiec Martin M Dahan Orna O Pilpel Yitzhak Y
Nature 20090617 7252
Natural habitats of some microorganisms may fluctuate erratically, whereas others, which are more predictable, offer the opportunity to prepare in advance for the next environmental change. In analogy to classical Pavlovian conditioning, microorganisms may have evolved to anticipate environmental stimuli by adapting to their temporal order of appearance. Here we present evidence for environmental change anticipation in two model microorganisms, Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We s ...[more]