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ABSTRACT Bacteria face a trade-off between genetic fidelity, which reduces deleterious mistakes in the genome, and genetic innovation, which allows organisms to adapt. Evidence suggests that many bacteria balance this trade-off by modulating their mutation rates, but few mechanisms have been describ...

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Main Authors: Nathaniel D. Chu, Sean A. Clarke, Sonia Timberlake, Martin F. Polz, Alan D. Grossman, Eric J. Alm
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e62b4b6e4db14ccfbb1430b04e28a8ca
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