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Ecological conditions determine extinction risk in co-evolving bacteria-phage populations

BACKGROUND: Antagonistic coevolution between bacteria and their viral parasites, phage, drives continual evolution of resistance and infectivity traits through recurrent cycles of adaptation and counter-adaptation. Both partners are vulnerable to extinction through failure of adaptation. Environment...

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Autores principales: Wright, Rosanna C. T., Brockhurst, Michael A., Harrison, Ellie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5078955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27776482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0808-8