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Evolution of Escherichia coli for growth at high temperatures.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 18 Jun 2010
Rudolph Birgit, Gebendorfer Katharina M, Buchner Johannes, Winter Jeannette
Abstract excerpt
Evolution depends on the acquisition of genomic mutations that increase cellular fitness. Here, we evolved Escherichia coli MG1655 cells to grow at extreme temperatures. We obtained a maximum growth temperature of 48.5 degrees C, which was not increased further upon continuous cultivation at this temperature for >600 generations. Despite a permanently induced heat shock response in thermoresistant cells, only...
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