Article
Evolutionary loss of the rdar morphotype in Salmonella as a result of high mutation rates during laboratory passage.
The ISME journal - 1 Mar 2008
Davidson Carla J, White Aaron P, Surette Michael G
Abstract excerpt
Rapid evolution of microbes under laboratory conditions can lead to domestication of environmental or clinical strains. In this work, we show that domestication due to laboratory passage in rich medium is extremely rapid. Passaging of wild-type Salmonella in rich medium led to diversification of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
