Compensatory evolution facilitates the acquisition of multiple plasmids in bacteria
Alfonso Santos-Lopez, Cristina Bernabe-Balas, Alvaro San Millan, Rafael Ortega-Huedo, Andreas Hoefer, Manuel Ares-Arroyo, Bruno Gonzalez-Zorn
This study shows that compensatory evolution allows bacteria to acquire multiple coexisting plasmids without additional fitness costs.
bioRxiv · Sep 11, 2017 · PreprintMicrobiology