April 28, 2015 at 2 pm ET
In a study published in the open access journal eLife in late March, a group of researchers investigated the evolutionary pathways leading to the ‘wrinkly spreader’ morph of Pseudomonas fluorescens. By removing the three mutational pathways previously observed, the researchers tested whether alternative evolutionary pathways are available. This model system allowed the researchers to explore the constraints that favor certain evolutionary pathways to a phenotype. Broadly, the outcomes of this research contribute to the development of a set of principles or rules that will allow us to make more accurate predictions about bacterial evolution, such as the evolution of antibiotic resistance.
Join us on Tuesday, April 28 at 2 pm ET to talk Pseudomonas, experimental evolution and genetics! All are welcome. Link to join the Hangout On Air will be posted here on the day of the journal club: https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/hoaevent/AP36tYc2Nw_utV_C2H2CZ_XvWL8JQLI_rGpseDS20ZMOX9a5Pjyr8A
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