Many bacteria can adopt different lifestyles: in a free-living state, they are virulent and cause disease; in a surface-attached community, they are less virulent but may go unnoticed. How is this ‘decision’ made?
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O'Toole, G. Jekyll or hide?. Nature 432, 680–681 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/432680a
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