Analysis of 3 strains derived by growing the ancestral Bc251 strain for 2,000 generations at 41.5 degrees C. Cells grown to mid log-phase at 41.5 degrees C. Results provide insight into the role of heat-inducible genes in the genetic adaptation to long-term temperature stress.
Riehle MM, Bennett AF, Lenski RE, Long AD. Evolutionary changes in heat-inducible gene expression in lines of Escherichia coli adapted to high temperature. Physiol Genomics 2003 Jun 24;14(1):47-58. PMID: 12672900
