Rapid evolution of microbe-mediated protection against pathogens in a worm host

Microbes can defend their host against virulent infections, but direct evidence for the adaptive origin of microbe-mediated protection is lacking. Using experimental evolution of a novel, tripartite interaction, we demonstrate that mildly pathogenic bacteria (Enterococcus faecalis) living in worms (...

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Autores principales: King, Kayla C, Brockhurst, Michael A, Vasieva, Olga, Paterson, Steve, Betts, Alex, Ford, Suzanne A, Frost, Crystal L, Horsburgh, Malcolm J, Haldenby, Sam, Hurst, Gregory DD
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5029159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26978164
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2015.259

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5029159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26978164
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2015.259

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