Bacterial Thermal Adaptation Data from Experimental Evolution Study

Data from an experimental evolution study investigating the predictability of bacterial adaptation to extreme temperatures. The dataset includes growth performance measurements used to test extrapolation approaches for predicting thermal limits. It was authored by Ya-Nan Zhen and last updated on 2026-06-03.

Use Cases

• Testing extrapolation models for predicting growth at cold temperatures based on non-stressful measurements.
• Analyzing inconsistency in growth performance among genotypes under hot versus cold conditions.
• Fitting thermal performance curves to predict lower and upper thermal limits.
• Studying the evolutionary response of thermal limits to different experimental evolution temperatures.

Strengths

• Data originates from a controlled experimental evolution study, providing a test for a specific biological hypothesis.
• Includes growth measurements across a range of thermal conditions, as described in the methodology.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for reuse and modification.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small at 389.7 KB, indicating a limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Ya-Nan Zhen via figshare

Collection Method

Likely contains growth measurements from bacterial isolates used in an experimental evolution study.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 08:29:10; freshness should be verified.