Adaptation to sub-optimal hosts is a driver of viral diversification in the ocean
H. Enav, S. Kirzner, D. Lindell, Y. Mandel-Gutfreund, O. Beja
This study shows that viral diversification in marine cyanophages is driven by adaptation to sub-optimal hosts, leading to rapid mutation accumulation and subpopulation formation.
bioRxiv · Feb 7, 2018Evolutionary Biology