Making a pathogen? Evaluating the impact of protist predation on the evolution of virulence in Serratia marcescens
H. A. Hopkins, C. Lopezguerra, M.-J. Lau, K. Raymann
This study shows that protist predation maintains virulence in Serratia marcescens through parallel genetic changes and phenotypic correlations with biofilm formation and grazing resistance.
bioRxiv · Jun 17, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology