Assertion: e. coli | /r/ObjectUse | used as model
Facets:
value: for decades
type: TEMPORAL
value: in population genetics studies
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: As E. coli is both a pathogen and a commensal and is easy to isolate and grow in the laboratory, it has been used as a model in population genetics studies for decades, and researchers have benefited from each conceptual or technical advance.