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105031
Genomic substitution rates (U) per generation
Bacteria Escherichia coli
Substitutions/generation
0.0001-0.0002
more
100293
Minimal generation time
Spirochete Treponema pallidum
1980
Minutes
more
100463
Minimal generation time
Bacteria Staphylococcus aureus
Minutes
27-30
more
100424
Generation time under optimal conditions of growth
Bacteria Rhizobium japonicum
Minutes
344-461
more
100467
Generation time under optimal conditions of growth
Bacteria Bacillus megaterium
25
Minutes
more
100345
Minimal generation time
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Minutes
792-932
more
100429
Generation time under optimal conditions of growth
Bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus
Minutes
66-87
more
100297
Minimal generation time
Bacteria Vibrio natriegens
9.8
Minutes
more
100464
Minimal generation time
Bacteria Lactococcus lactis
26
Minutes
more
100465
Minimal generation time
Bacteria Lactococcus lactis
48
Minutes
more
103514
Minimal generation time
Bacteria Escherichia coli
20
min
more
100298
generation time
Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
days
~ 4
more
100328
Generation time
Green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
5
Hours
more
101790
"Rule of thumb" for the cell cycle (generation time)
Bacteria Escherichia coli
3000
sec
more
102211
mean generation time (on acetate)
Green algae chlorella
20
hours
more
102212
mean generation time (photoautotrophic growth)
Green algae chlorella
11
hours
more
102210
Maximum cell number, specific growth rates, and generation times under various conditions
Green Algae Dunaliella viridis
N/A
Table link -
http://tinyurl.com/6z9pjk
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105029
Genomic substitution rates (U) per generation in bacteria
Various
N/A
Table link -
http://tinyurl.com/yljtdru
more
105030
Substitution rate per synonymous site
Bacteria Escherichia coli
4.5E-09
Substitutions/year
more
102371
Generation time of HIV
HIV
2.6
days
more
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