Article
Rapid evolution of diminished transformability in Acinetobacter baylyi.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Dec 2006
Bacher Jamie M, Metzgar David, de Crécy-Lagard Valérie
Abstract excerpt
The reason for genetic exchange remains a crucial question in evolutionary biology. Acinetobacter baylyi strain ADP1 is a highly competent and recombinogenic bacterium. We compared the parallel evolution of wild-type and engineered noncompetent lineages of A. baylyi in the laboratory. If transformability were to result in an evolutionary benefit, it was expected that competent lineages would adapt more rapidly...
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