Rapid Adaptation to Road Salts in a Freshwater Microbial Eukaryote
Rebecca A. Zufall, Nia Pereda, Karissa Plum, Ethan Rothschild
This study shows that T. thermophila adapts quickly to road salt exposure but faces fitness tradeoffs in low-salt environments.
Ecology and Evolution · Feb 25, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology