Experimental coevolution with bacteria and phage. The Pseudomonas fluorescens-Φ2 model system

Michael A. Brockhurst; Andrew D. Morgan; Andrew Fenton; Angus Buckling

doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2007.01.005

Experimental coevolution with bacteria and phage. The Pseudomonas fluorescens-Φ2 model system

Michael A. Brockhurst^*, Andrew D. Morgan, Andrew Fenton, Angus Buckling

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Abstract

Parasites are ubiquitous in biological systems and antagonistic coevolution between hosts and parasites is thought be a major ecological and evolutionary force. Recent experiments using laboratory populations of bacteria and their parasitic viruses, phage, have provided the first direct empirical evidence of antagonistic coevolution in action. In this article we describe this model system and synthesise recent findings that address the causes and consequences of antagonistic coevolution.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	547-552
Number of pages	6
Journal	Infection, Genetics and Evolution
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2007.01.005
Publication status	Published - Jul 2007

Keywords

Arms race
Diversity
Experimental evolution
Host
Infectivity
Local adaptation
Metapopulation
Microbes
Migration
Parasite
Resistance

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Experimental coevolution with bacteria and phage. The Pseudomonas fluorescens-Φ2 model system

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