Adaptive evolution of phenotypic switching during environmental change
U. Trivedi, M. R. Rebsdorf, A. R. Cueva, K. P. Rumbaugh, M. Burmolle, S. J. Sorensen, J. S. Madsen
This study shows that in changing environments, generalist bacteria outcompete specialists initially but are later outcompeted by specialists under local competition, with c-di-GMP system mutations driving phenotypic adaptation.
bioRxiv · Jun 2, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology