Parallels between experimental and natural evolution of legume symbionts
It is unclear if experimental evolution is a good model for natural processes. Here, Clerissi et al. find parallels between the evolution of symbiosis in rhizobia after horizontal transfer of a plasmid over 10 million years ago and experimentally evolved symbionts.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04778-5 |