E. coli shifts feedstocks within a measurable timeframe
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SUPPORTED
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Studies on E. coli demonstrate that the bacterium dynamically shifts its metabolic pathways and substrate utilization profiles within measurable timeframes in response to environmental changes.
Evidence for · 3
Biophysical metabolic modeling of complex bacterial colony morphology.
2025 · cited by 4
Paper 2 demonstrates metabolic modeling that captures how E. coli colonies dynamically adjust their metabolic reactions as a function of the surrounding environment over time.
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Phase-driven rewiring in Escherichia coli enhances coenzyme Q10 biosynthesis via temporal and energetic coordination.
2025 · cited by 0
Paper 7 describes phase-driven temporal coordination and dynamic metabolic rewiring in E. coli within controlled timeframes.
The dynamic growth of bacterial cultures: real-time Bayesian estimation of substrate uptake rates in fed-batch fermentations of E. coli.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 10 explicitly models the substrate uptake dynamics and adaptation rate of E. coli during fed-batch fermentations to estimate metabolic parameter shifts in real time.