Asymmetric, bimodal trade-offs during adaptation of methylobacterium to distinct growth substrates

Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2816-2830

  Lee, Ming Chun ^a   Chou, Hsin Hung ^a   Marx, Christopher J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental evolution; Metabolism; Methylotrophy; Pleiotropy; Specialization

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FLUORESCENT DYE; PRIMER DNA;

ASYMMETRY; BACTERIUM; CARBON; ESTER; FITNESS; METHANOL; PLEIOTROPY; SPECIALIZATION; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHYLOBACTERIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBON; DNA PRIMERS; FLUORESCENT DYES; METHYLOBACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOBACTERIUM EXTORQUENS;

EID: 70349674312     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00757.x     Document Type: Article

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