Step-specific adaptation and trade-off over the course of an infection by GASP-mutation small colony variants
C. Faucher, V. Mazana, M. Kardacz, N. Parthuisot, J.-B. Ferdy, d. duneau
This study shows that GASP mutations in Xenorhabdus nematophila lead to step-specific adaptations during infection, with trade-offs between early and late infection fitness.
bioRxiv · May 28, 2020Evolutionary Biology