Evolution in Long-Term Stationary-Phase Batch Culture: Emergence of Divergent Escherichia coli Lineages over 1,200 Days

Nicole R. Ratib; Fabian Seidl; Ian M. Ehrenreich; Steven E. Finkel

doi:10.1128/mBio.03337-20

mBio (Feb 2021)

Evolution in Long-Term Stationary-Phase Batch Culture: Emergence of Divergent Escherichia coli Lineages over 1,200 Days

Nicole R. Ratib,
Fabian Seidl,
Ian M. Ehrenreich,
Steven E. Finkel

Affiliations

Nicole R. Ratib: Molecular and Computational Biology Section, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Fabian Seidl: Molecular and Computational Biology Section, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Ian M. Ehrenreich: Molecular and Computational Biology Section, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Steven E. Finkel: Molecular and Computational Biology Section, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03337-20
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1

Abstract

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Bacteria have remarkable metabolic capabilities and adaptive plasticity, enabling them to survive in changing environments. In nature, bacteria spend a majority of their time in a state of slow growth or maintenance, scavenging nutrients for survival.

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ISSN: 2161-2129 (Print); 2150-7511 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/mbio

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