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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mycobacterium smegmatis str. MC2 155
SUBMITTER: Michael Berney
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-17520 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20100107 1
Mycobacteria are a group of obligate aerobes that require oxygen for growth, but paradoxically have the ability to survive and metabolize under hypoxia. The mechanisms responsible for this metabolic plasticity are unknown. Here, we report on the adaptation of Mycobacterium smegmatis to slow growth rate and hypoxia using carbon-limited continuous culture. When M. smegmatis is switched from a 4.6 h to a 69 h doubling time at a constant oxygen saturation of 50%, the cells respond through the down r ...[more]