Rapid adaptation of a complex trait during experimental evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
T. M. Smith, M. A. Youngblom, J. F. Kernien, M. A. Mohamed, S. S. Fry, L. L. Bohr, T. D. Mortimer, M. B. O'Neill, C. S. Pepperell
This study uses experimental evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to identify genetic loci associated with biofilm formation and shows that regulatory mutations rapidly adapt under selective pressure.
bioRxiv · Apr 8, 2021Microbiology