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The genetic basis of laboratory adaptation in Caulobacter crescentus.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jul 2010
Marks Melissa E, Castro-Rojas Cyd Marie, Teiling Clotilde, Du Lei, Kapatral Vinayak, Walunas Theresa L, Crosson Sean
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The dimorphic bacterium Caulobacter crescentus has evolved marked phenotypic changes during its 50-year history of culture in the laboratory environment, providing an excellent system for the study of natural selection and phenotypic microevolution in prokaryotes. Combining whole-genome sequencin...
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