Replaying Evolution to Test the Cause of Extinction of One Ecotype in an Experimentally Evolved Population.

In a long-term evolution experiment with Escherichia coli, bacteria in one of twelve populations evolved the ability to consume citrate, a previously unexploited resource in a glucose-limited medium. This innovation led to the frequency-dependent coexistence of citrate-consuming (Cit+) and non-consu...

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Main Authors: Caroline B Turner, Zachary D Blount, Richard E Lenski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4651540?pdf=render