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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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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 |