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Surviving the bottleneck: transmission mutants and the evolution of microbial populations.

Genetics - 1 Dec 2008

Handel Andreas, Bennett Matthew R

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The ability of microbial populations to increase fitness through fixation of mutants with an increased growth rate has been well described. In experimental studies, this is often the only way fitness can be increased. In natural settings, however, fitness can also be improved by increasing the ab...

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PMID: 18854584
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.108.093013
PMCID: PMC2600951

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