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Genotype-by-environment interactions influencing the emergence of rpoS mutations in Escherichia coli populations.
Genetics - 1 Apr 2006
King Thea, Seeto Shona, Ferenci Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms in rpoS are common in Escherichia coli. rpoS status influences a trade-off between nutrition and stress resistance and hence fitness across different environments. To analyze the selective pressures acting on rpoS, measurement of glucose transport rates in rpoS+ and rpoS bacteria was used to estimate the role of F(nc), the fitness gain due to improved nutrient uptake, in the emergence of rpoS...
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