Hypothesis: a Plastically Produced Phenotype Predicts Host Specialization and Can Precede Subsequent Mutations in Bacteriophage
The role of phenotypic plasticity in the evolution of new traits is controversial due to a lack of direct evidence. Phage host range becomes plastic in the presence of restriction-modification (R-M) systems in their hosts.The role of phenotypic plasticity in the evolution of new traits is controvers...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
American Society for Microbiology
2018-11-01
|
| Series: | mBio |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00765-18 |