Adaptation at the end of growth. When the nutrient concentration decreases, the nutrient uptake rate slows down with a Michaelis-Menten type kinetics (top). Depending on the uptake affinity, bacteria will experience either a sharp or smooth decrease of growth rate (bottom left, bright orange: 10 µM, dark orange: 1 mM). During this slow down, the proteome adapts (bottom center), with lower affinities (dark orange) showing a slight improvement of proteome adaptation, which results in a slightly lower death rate (bottom right). 