Compensatory evolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa’s slow growth phenotype suggests mechanisms of adaptation in cystic fibrosis

Long-term infection of cystic fibrosis patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa is often accompanied by a reduction in bacterial growth rate. Here, La Rosa et al. use adaptive laboratory evolution to increase the growth rate of clinical isolates, and identify mechanisms and evolutionary trajectories tha...

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Main Authors: Ruggero La Rosa, Elio Rossi, Adam M. Feist, Helle Krogh Johansen, Søren Molin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23451-y