MicrobiologybioRxiv
Genomic plasticity and rapid host switching promote the evolution of generalism in the zoonotic pathogen Campylobacter
Dan J Woodcock, Peter Krusche, Norval JC Strachan…·Samuel K Sheppard
This study models how horizontal gene transfer and recombination influence the evolution of host generalism in Campylobacter, showing that low recombination increases standing variation for adaptive responses.
DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-09483-9