Experimental Evolution as a Tool to Investigate Natural Processes and Molecular Functions

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2019, Pages 623-634

  Remigi, Philippe ^a   Masson Boivin, Catherine ^a   Rocha, Eduardo P C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

antibiotic resistance; experimental evolution; gene regulation; host microbe interactions

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIOLOGY; GENE CONTROL; HISTORY; HOST MICROBE INTERACTION; REVIEW; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROFLORA;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROBIOTA;

EID: 85063164908     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2019.02.003     Document Type: Review

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