Article
Microbial experimental evolution.
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology - 1 Jul 2009
Bennett Albert F, Hughes Bradley S
Abstract excerpt
Microbes have been widely used in experimental evolutionary studies because they possess a variety of valuable traits that facilitate large-scale experimentation. Many replicated populations can be cultured in the laboratory simultaneously along with appropriate controls. Short generation times and large population sizes make microbes ideal experimental subjects, ensuring that many spontaneous mutations occur...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Biomedical Research
- Cryopreservation
- Environment
- Evolution, Molecular
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genetics, Microbial
- Genotype
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Microbiological Techniques
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Population Density
- Reproducibility of Results
- Reproduction
- Selection, Genetic
- Time Factors