Evolutionary Dynamics of Asexual Hypermutators Adapting to a Novel Environment.

Abstract excerpt

How microbes adapt to a novel environment is a central question in evolutionary biology. Although adaptive evolution must be fueled by beneficial mutations, whether higher mutation rates facilitate the rate of adaptive evolution remains unclear. To address this question, we cultured Escherichia c...

Topics

• Adaptation, Physiological
• Escherichia coli
• Escherichia coli Proteins
• Evolution, Molecular
• Mutation
• Mutation Rate