Parallel evolution of a type IV secretion system in radiating lineages of the host-restricted bacterial pathogen Bartonella.

Adaptive radiation is the rapid origination of multiple species from a single ancestor as the result of concurrent adaptation to disparate environments. This fundamental evolutionary process is considered to be responsible for the genesis of a great portion of the diversity of life. Bacteria have ev...

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Main Authors: Philipp Engel, Walter Salzburger, Marius Liesch, Chao-Chin Chang, Soichi Maruyama, Christa Lanz, Alexandra Calteau, Aurélie Lajus, Claudine Médigue, Stephan C Schuster, Christoph Dehio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3037411?pdf=render