A model for mutation in bacterial populations

Abstract

We describe the evolution of $E.coli$ populations through a Bak-Sneppen type model which incorporates random mutations. We show that, for a value of the mutation level which coincides with the one estimated from experiments, this model reproduces the measures of mean fitness relative to that of a common ancestor, performed for over 10,000 bacterial generations.

4 pages, 3 (eps) figures, accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters

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• Bacterial Evolution and Bak-Sneppen Model

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