Conflicting selection alters the trajectory of molecular evolution in a tripartite bacteria–plasmid–phage interaction
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Molecular Ecology"
DOI: 10.1111/mec.14080
Abstract: Bacteria engage in a complex network of ecological interactions, which includes mobile genetic elements (MGEs) such as phages and plasmids. These elements play a key role in microbial communities as vectors of horizontal gene transfer… read more here.
Keywords: evolution tripartite; molecular evolution; evolutionary responses; conflicting selection ... See more keywords