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Insertion sequence-driven evolution of Escherichia coli in chemostats.
Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Apr 2011
Gaffé Joël, McKenzie Christopher, Maharjan Ram P, Coursange Evelyne, Ferenci Tom, Schneider Dominique
Abstract excerpt
Insertion sequence (IS) elements are present in almost all bacterial genomes and are mobile enough to provide genomic tools to differentiate closely related isolates. They can be used to estimate genetic diversity and identify fitness-enhancing mutations during evolution experiments. Here, we determined the genomic distribution of eight IS elements in 120 genomes sampled from Escherichia coli populations that...
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