The evolution of robustness and fragility during long-term bacterial adaptation.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · 2025 · PMC12037012 · PMID 40232797

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This increased fragility was marginally nonsignificant in 2 K (9/70 vs. 18/70; chi-squared test, P = 0.087) but pronounced in 15 K (9/70 vs. 27/70; P = 0.001), partly driven by 15 K’s increased susceptibility to bile salts (BS) and oxidative (OX) stress ( Fig. 2 F ), the most altered traits ( Fig. 2 D ).

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