Adaptive mutation in Escherichia coli

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Patricia L Foster. J Bacteriol. 2004 Aug.

. 2004 Aug;186(15):4846-52.

doi: 10.1128/JB.186.15.4846-4852.2004.

¹ Department of Biology, Indiana University, Jordan Hall, 1001 East Third St., Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. plfoster@indiana.edu

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Comment in

Rebuttal: adaptive mutation in Escherichia coli (Foster).
Rosenberg SM, Hastings PJ. Rosenberg SM, et al. J Bacteriol. 2004 Aug;186(15):4853. doi: 10.1128/JB.186.15.4853.2004. J Bacteriol. 2004. PMID: 15262918 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Rebuttal: adaptive mutation in Escherichia coli (Foster).
Roth JR, Andersson DI. Roth JR, et al. J Bacteriol. 2004 Aug;186(15):4854. doi: 10.1128/JB.186.15.4854.2004. J Bacteriol. 2004. PMID: 15262919 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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