Multiplicity of infection does not accelerate infectivity evolution of viral parasites in laboratory microcosms

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 409-415

  Hall, A R ^a   Scanlan, P D ^a   Leggett, H C ^a,b   Buckling, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Coinfection; Experimental evolution; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Recombination

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COEVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIVITY; LABORATORY METHOD; LYSIS; MICROCOSM; RECOMBINATION; VIRUS;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PHAGE; VIROLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PHAGES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 84855840728     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02434.x     Document Type: Article

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