Seasonal evolution of bacteria in Lake Mendota (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Seasonal evolution of bacteria in Lake Mendota

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Most species of bacteria in Lake Mendota rapidly evolved with the change of seasons, returning to a similar state every year, for 20 years. The blue dots represent how much individual species within the genus Nanopelagicus changed genetically over time. The black line represents a 6-month moving average.

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University of Texas at Austin

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