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Table 1 Strains and their evolved conditions

From: Perceiving molecular evolution processes in Escherichia coliby comprehensive metabolite and gene expression profiling

Strain abbreviations

Evolved condition

MG

MG1655 grown in glucose (ancestor)

DH

DH10B grown in glucose (ancestor)

MGGal

MG1655 grown in galactose (ancestor)

DHGal

DH10B grown in galactose (ancestor)

MGAdp

MG1655 adapted about 1,000 generations in glucose (evolved)

DHAdp

DH10B adapted about 1,000 generations in glucose (evolved)

MGAdpGal

MGAdp (glucose evolved strains) grown in galactose (evolved)

DHAdpGal

DHAdp (glucose evolved strains) grown in galactose (evolved)

MGStat

MG1655 grown in prolonged stationary phase (37 days; evolved)

DHStat

DH10B grown in prolonged stationary phase (37 days; evolved)