Increased fitness and alteration of metabolic pathways during Bacillus subtilis evolution in the laboratory.

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on April 29, 2011

Authors

Heather Maughan1, Wayne L Nicholson

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1: Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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