BacterioFiles 358 - elegans Endures Edifying Enterococcus
This episode: Roundworms and not-too-irritating bacteria quickly evolve a beneficial relationship when under threat from other bacterial pathogens!
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Microbe of the episode: Siegesbeckia yellow vein betasatellite
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Journal Paper:
Rafaluk‐Mohr C, Ashby B, Dahan DA, King KC. 2018. Mutual fitness benefits arise during coevolution in a nematode-defensive microbe model. Evol Lett 2:246–256.
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