Evolutionary BiologyPLoS GeneticsPeer-reviewed
Non-monotonic Relationship between Mutation Rate and Speed of adaptation under Antibiotic Exposure in Escherichia coli
Atsushi Shibai, Minako Izutsu, Hazuki Kotani, Chikara Furusawa
This study shows that higher mutation rates in E. coli do not always speed up antibiotic resistance evolution, revealing a non-monotonic relationship that varies by antibiotic type.
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