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Shared Evolutionary Path in Social Microbiomes.
Molecular biology and evolution - 5 Jul 2023
Frazão Nelson, Gordo Isabel
Abstract excerpt
Social networks can influence the ecology of gut bacteria, shaping the species composition of the gut microbiome in humans and other animals. Gut commensals evolve and can adapt at a rapid pace when colonizing healthy hosts. Here, we aimed at assessing the impact of host-to-host bacterial transmission on Escherichia coli evolution in the mammalian gut. Using an in vivo experimental evolution approach in mice, we...
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