Repeated evolution of an acetate-crossfeeding polymorphism in long-term populations of Escherichia coli

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 789-797

  Treves, David S ^a   Manning, Shannon ^a   Adams, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetate; Acetyl CoA synthetase; Escherichia coli; Insertion sequence; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; RNA TRANSLATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031876504     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025984     Document Type: Article

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