title: [Adaptive mutagenesis accelerates microorganism evolution only while competing for resources: mathematic modeling].
abstract: Mathematical simulation of adaptive mutagenesis was carried out. The results obtained indicate that adaptive mutagenesis can play an essential role in the survival of microbial populations. We show that the competition for natural resources is a necessary factor of adaptive mutagenesis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290 Russia.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Vel'kov
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Medvinskiĭ
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tsyganov
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D005075:Biological Evolution; D017753:Ecosystem; D008829:Microbiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D016296:Mutagenesis; D012641:Selection, Genetic