Host-parasite coevolution favours parasite genetic diversity and horizontal gene transfer

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1836-1840

  Schulte, R D ^a,b   Makus, C ^a   Schulenburg, H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Caenorhabditis elegans; Genetic diversity; Horizontal gene transfer; Host parasite coevolution; Red Queen

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; CHROMOSOME; COEVOLUTION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NEMATODE; RED QUEEN HYPOTHESIS; TOXIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST-PARASITE COEVOLUTION; MICROBIOLOGY; RED QUEEN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENETIC DIVERSITY; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HOST-PARASITE COEVOLUTION; RED QUEEN;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS;

EID: 84881022434     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12174     Document Type: Article

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