(K) Consistency check of the equation in panel A. Fold changes of maintenance rate, FC(β), divided by the fold changes of the recycling yield, FC(α), plotted versus the fold changes of death rate, FC(γ). All fold changes are relative to wild-type in batch, growing at 0.7 h − 1. The dashed line shows the unity line FC(γ)= FC(β)/FC(α). 