Dissection of the mutation accumulation process during bacterial range expansions

Dissection of the mutation accumulation process during bacterial range expansions

Abstract Background Recent experimental work has shown that the evolutionary dynamics of bacteria expanding across space can differ dramatically from what we expect under well-mixed conditions. During spatial expansion, deleterious mutations can accumulate due to inefficient selection on the expansi...

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Main Authors: Lars Bosshard, Stephan Peischl, Martin Ackermann, Laurent Excoffier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Experimental evolution
Range expansion
Mutation load
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-6676-z

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