Each time they found the same effect: the closer a nutrient-deprived colony grew to bacteria in a nutrient-rich medium, the slimier the former got.

每次他们的试验结果都一样：处于营养贫乏培养基种的细菌菌落越是靠近生长于富营养基中生长的细菌，那么前者越粘稠。