Article
Evolution: bacterial mutation in stationary phase.
Current biology : CB - 23 Mar 2004
Sniegowski Paul
Abstract excerpt
A recent study indicates that the genomic mutation rate of the gut bacterium Escherichia coli is substantially higher in nongrowing than growing cultures. These findings are important in the light of the ongoing controversy over the generality and robustness of stationary phase mutagenesis and it...
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