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Escherichia coli like many enteric and soil bacteria can respire anaerobically by using a variety of amine-N-oxides and methyl-sulfoxides as electron acceptors.
The fact that evolved clones appear to respire several resources poorly, yet are at least as fit as the ancestor in the diverse LB environment, suggest that enhancements in the general growth potential of these populations may compensate for these deficiencies.