Phenotypic and evolutionary adaptation of a model bacterial system to stressful thermal environments.

doi:10.1007/978-3-0348-8882-0_8

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Phenotypic and evolutionary adaptation of a model bacterial system to stressful thermal environments.

EXS - 1 Jan 1997

Bennett A F, Lenski R E

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We studied both phenotypic and evolutionary adaptation to various thermal environments using the bacterium Escherichia coli as an experimental model system. We determined that 42 degrees C was stressful to a bacterial clone adapted to 37 degrees C, based on reductions in both absolute and competi...

Topics

Adaptation, Physiological
Biological Evolution
Cell Division
Escherichia coli
Genetic Variation
Hot Temperature
Models, Genetic
Phenotype

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