Bacterial surface colonization, preferential attachment and fitness under periodic stress
Fig 4
Aggregate-distribution dynamics help explain how the optimal PA strategy works.
A-F. Aggregate-size distribution dynamics. Bar height indicates number of aggregates within size range at specific time point. Bar color indicates the average number of different linages per aggregate. The curve on top shows total population size and ratio of planktonic to sessile cell count A. PA with QPA = 4. B. PA with QPA = 12, C. PA with QPA = 20, D. RA with ARA = 0.001, E. RA with ARA = 0.01, F. RA with ARA = 0.9.