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Evolution of microbial diversity during prolonged starvation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 30 Mar 1999
Finkel S E, Kolter R
Abstract excerpt
Models of evolutionary processes postulate that new alleles appear in populations through random spontaneous mutation. Alleles that confer a competitive advantage in particular environments are selected and populations can be taken over by individuals expressing these advantageous mutations. We have studied the evolutionary process by using Escherichia coli cultures incubated for prolonged periods of time in...
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