A Comparison of Methods to Measure Fitness in Escherichia coli.

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Published in PLoS One on May 11, 2015

Authors

Michael J Wiser1, Richard E Lenski2

Author Affiliations

1: BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America; Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America.
2: BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America; Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America; Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America.

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