Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Step-specific adaptation and trade-off over the course of an infection by GASP-mutation small colony variants
C. Faucher, V. Mazana, M. Kardacz…·d. duneau
This study shows that GASP mutations in Xenorhabdus nematophila lead to step-specific adaptations during infection, with trade-offs between early and late infection fitness.
DOI 10.1128/mbio.01399-20