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. 2011 Nov 28;43(12):1174-6.
doi: 10.1038/ng.1011.

Chance and necessity in the evolution of a bacterial pathogen

Richard E Lenski  1
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Chance and necessity in the evolution of a bacterial pathogen

Richard E Lenski. Nat Genet. .

Abstract

The combination of genomic, epidemiological and evolutionary analyses provides a powerful toolbox for understanding how pathogens adapt to their human hosts. By sequencing 112 Burkholderia dolosa genomes from an outbreak among patients with cystic fibrosis, a new study documents evolution in action and identifies a set of genes that contributed to the pathogen's adaptation.

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