Host Range Breadth Correlates with Genic Diversity in Honeybee Phages.

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Bacteriophages can evolve rapidly. Mutation and recombination via horizontal gene transfer allow them to counter adaptive responses by microbial hosts. However, little is known about the genomic processes underlying phage evolution within an ecological context-especially within natural microbial communities. This is due in part to the difficulty in resolving aspects of phage ecology, such as host range. To better...

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