Cost of altered translation accuracy shapes adaptation to antibiotics in E. coli
Laasya Samhita, Sharvari Tamhankar, Joshua John Miranda, Aabeer Kumar Basu, Deepa Agashe
This study shows that mistranslation costs in E. coli are generally lower than antibiotic costs, but both can shape adaptation and have collateral effects on antibiotic resistance.
Molecular Biology and Evolution · Nov 26, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology