Development of a novel continuous culture device for experimental evolution of bacterial populations

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 489-496

  De Crecy E ^a   Metzgar, D ^a   Allen, C ^b   Penicaud M ^a   Lyons, B ^b   Hansen, C J ^a   De Crecy Lagard V ^b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Biodegradation; Continuous culture; Experimental evolution; Metabolic engineering; Natural selection; Turbidostat

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMOSTATS; ELONGATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ADAPTATION; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NATURAL SELECTION; TURBIDOSTAT;

BACTERIA;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; CONTAMINATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVICE; DILUTION; ELONGATION FACTOR P GENE; GENE; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; RNA TRANSLATION;

ACINETOBACTER; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS; SELECTION (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 35648993038     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1168-5     Document Type: Article

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