How would the citrate mutation in E. coli give it an advantage over other E.coli populations?

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Simendsjo · Answer 1 · 2020-01-14T14:45:44+0000

The mutation enabled one of the E. coli populations to feed off citrate. this gave them an advantage because they had another food source