Demographic expansions and the emergence of host specialization in genetically distinct strains of the tick-transmitted bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum
M. L. Aardema, N. V. Bates, Q. E. Archer, F. D. von Loewenich
This study examines the evolution of host specialization in Anaplasma phagocytophilum, showing that host range shifts occurred during population expansions and that demographic patterns correlate between host and pathogen.
bioRxiv · Apr 5, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology