Evolutionary Consequence of a Trade-Off between Growth and Maintenance along with Ribosomal Damages.

Microorganisms in nature are constantly subjected to a limited availability of resources and experience repeated starvation and nutrition. Therefore, microbial life may evolve for both growth fitness and sustainability. By contrast, experimental evolution, as a powerful approach to investigate micro...

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Main Authors: Bei-Wen Ying, Tomoya Honda, Saburo Tsuru, Shigeto Seno, Hideo Matsuda, Yasuaki Kazuta, Tetsuya Yomo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4546238?pdf=render