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Bacteria-phage coevolution drives variation in bacterial wilt disease incidence via resistance-virulence trade-offs.
Nature microbiology - 1 Jul 2026
Wang Xiaofang, Yang Keming, Wang Shuo, Ortega Sara Franco, Herman Ezra, Fields Bryden, Wang Ningqi, Jiang Gaofei, Zhang Yong, Gu Shaohua, Xu Yangchun, Shen Qirong, Friman Ville-Petri, Wei Zhong
Abstract excerpt
Bacteria-phage coevolution often results in correlated fitness effects on partner species. Whether coevolutionary changes impact the ecology of the surrounding communities is unclear. Here we link coevolution between the phytopathogenic bacterium Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum and its phage parasites to bacterial wilt disease patterns across four geographically disconnected tomato fields. We find that bacteria and...
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