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A tradeoff between bacteriophage resistance and bacterial motility is mediated by the Rcs phosphorelay in Escherichia coli.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Aug 2024
Burmeister Alita R, Tewatia Harleen, Skinner Chloé
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Across the tree of life, pleiotropy is thought to constrain adaptation through evolutionary tradeoffs. However, few examples of pleiotropy exist that are well explained at the genetic level, especially for pleiotropy that is mediated by multiple genes. Here, we describe a set of pleiotropic mutations that mediate two key fitness components in bacteria: parasite resistance and motility. We subjected Escherichia...
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