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Evolutionary Consequence of a Trade-Off between Growth and Maintenance along with Ribosomal Damages.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Ying Bei-Wen, Honda Tomoya, Tsuru Saburo, Seno Shigeto, Matsuda Hideo, Kazuta Yasuaki, Yomo Tetsuya
Abstract excerpt
Microorganisms in nature are constantly subjected to a limited availability of resources and experience repeated starvation and nutrition. Therefore, microbial life may evolve for both growth fitness and sustainability. By contrast, experimental evolution, as a powerful approach to investigate microbial evolutionary strategies, often targets the increased growth fitness in controlled, steady-state conditions....
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