Identifying rare spontaneous mutations through wildtype E. coli population sequencing
Rowan Green, Matt Bawn, Andrew Angus-Whiteoak, Matthew J. Jago, Fiona Whelan, Mato Lagator, Neil Hall, Knight Cg, Rok Krašovec
This paper develops a population sequencing pipeline to estimate mutation rates in E. coli under varying population densities, finding a strong negative association between density and mutation rates.
bioRxiv · Jul 8, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology