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A main function of bacterial metabolism is to supply biomass building
blocks and energy for growth. This seems to imply that metabolism is
idle in non-growing bacteria. But how relevant is metabolism for the
physiology of non-growing bacteria and how active is their metabolism?
Here, we reviewed literature describing metabolism of non-growing
bacteria in their natural environment, as well as in biotechnological
and medical applications. We found that metabolism does play an
important role during dormancy and that especially the demand for ATP
determines metabolic activity of nongrowing bacteria.
