Before revision:  Our model also provides a prescription for deducing the time for transitioning from the swarmer (reproductively quiescent ) to stalked (reproduction able) stage of the {\em C. crescentus} lifecycle ;
After revision:  Our model also provides a prescription for deducing the time for transitioning from the swarmer (reproductively quiescent ) stage of the {\em C. crescentus} lifecycle ;