Bacterial colonies as complex adaptive systems
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2018
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Natural Computing
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Cunha D.
Xavier R.
de Castro L.N.
Xavier R.
de Castro L.N.
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© 2018, Springer Nature B.V.The present work explores bacterial colonies and their individual and social behaviours under the lens of complex adaptive systems. We initially provide a background on the biology of bacteria to describe important phenomena, such as quorum-sensing, individual and collective behaviours, adaptation, evolution and self-organization over the influence of mechanical effects on bacterial systems and connecting scales. We then explore some associations between bacterial colonies and complex adaptive systems by considering components and ownerships of self-organization. The main contribution of this paper places emphasis on individual decision-making and behaviour as a cause of bacterial colonies’ actions, i.e., how self-organization and collective behaviours impact the ability of a bacterial colony to address an environmental stimulus and maintain itself as an open biological and fault-tolerant system. Finally, we conclude the work and provide some comments regarding future research.
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Adaptation , Bacterial colonies , Complex adaptive systems , Evolution , Learning , Self organizations