Genetically identical bacteria can behave in radically different ways

Although a population of bacteria may be genetically identical, individual bacteria within that population can act in radically different ways.This phenomenon is crucial in the bacteria's struggle for survival. The more diversity a population of bacteria has, the more likely it will contain individuals able to take advantage of a new opportunity or overcome a new threat, including the threat posed by an antibiotic.

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