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Mutualistic co-evolution of type III effector genes in Sinorhizobium fredii and Bradyrhizobium japonicum.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Feb 2013
Kimbrel Jeffrey A, Thomas William J, Jiang Yuan, Creason Allison L, Thireault Caitlin A, Sachs Joel L, Chang Jeff H
Abstract excerpt
Two diametric paradigms have been proposed to model the molecular co-evolution of microbial mutualists and their eukaryotic hosts. In one, mutualist and host exhibit an antagonistic arms race and each partner evolves rapidly to maximize their own fitness from the interaction at potential expense of the other. In the opposing model, conflicts between mutualist and host are largely resolved and the interaction is...
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