Lenski long-term evolution experiment

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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:availableOn publicly available
gptkbp:citation Lenski, R. E., et al. (1991). Long-term experimental evolution in Escherichia coli. Nature.
gptkbp:dailyTransfer 1% to fresh medium
gptkbp:field evolutionary biology
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:National_Institutes_of_Health
gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:generationsPerDay 6.6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lenski long-term evolution experiment
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Richard_Lenski
gptkbp:location gptkb:Michigan_State_University
gptkbp:medium glucose-limited minimal medium
gptkbp:notableFinds evolution of citrate utilization
increased fitness
increased cell size
parallel evolution
gptkbp:notablePublication Tenaillon, O., et al. (2016). Tempo and mode of genome evolution in a 50,000-generation experiment. Nature.
Wiser, M. J., et al. (2013). Long-term dynamics of adaptation in asexual populations. Science.
Blount, Z. D., et al. (2008). Historical contingency and the evolution of a key innovation in an experimental population of Escherichia coli. PNAS.
gptkbp:numberOfPopulations 12
gptkbp:organism gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:purpose study evolution in real time
gptkbp:relatedTo experimental evolution
microbial evolution
adaptive evolution
gptkbp:startDate 1988
gptkbp:storage frozen samples every 500 generations
gptkbp:totalGenerations over 75,000
gptkbp:website https://lenski.mmg.msu.edu/ltee/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Escherichia_coli_B
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8