Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The generations after which the mutant strain would constitute 90% of the population in the given condition.
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A strain is described as the low-level rank of taxonomic intraspecific levels. The mutant strains of bacteria are defined by comparing them with a well-characterized reference strain, which is a wild strain type of that bacteria. The mutant strains are used for research studies and for several other purposes.
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