Phenotypic and genomic signatures of interspecies cooperation and conflict in naturally-occurring isolates of a model plant symbiont
R. T. Batstone, L. T. Burghardt, K. D. Heath
The paper examines genetic variation in Ensifer meliloti strains and their interactions with host Medicago truncatula to assess interspecies cooperation and conflict, finding concordant effects on fitness and maintenance of genetic diversity.
bioRxiv · Jul 19, 2021Evolutionary Biology