Experimental rejection of a nonadaptive explanation for increased cell size in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 5333-5334

  Mongold, Judith A ^a   Lenski, Richard E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029788891     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.17.5333-5334.1996     Document Type: Article

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