Cumulative effects of mutation and selection on susceptibility to bacterial pathogens in Caenorhabditis elegans
S. Saber, L. M. Johnson, M. M. I. Rifat, S. Rouse, C. F. Baer
The paper examines how mutations and selection affect pathogen susceptibility in C. elegans, finding mutations increase susceptibility and selection acts on it, but no fitness tradeoffs are observed.
bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology