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Evolutionary highways to persistent bacterial infection

Authors :
Jennifer A. Bartell
Lea M. Sommer
Janus A. J. Haagensen
Anne Loch
Rocio Espinosa
Søren Molin
Helle Krogh Johansen
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2019.

Abstract

The pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa undergoes complex trait adaptation within cystic fibrosis patients. Here, Bartell, Sommer, and colleagues use statistical modeling of longitudinal isolates to characterize the joint genetic and phenotypic evolutionary trajectories of P. aeruginosa within hosts.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9606569fa6c9475397ec460e418ea846
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08504-7