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Scientists discover migration-mediated mechanism enabling bacteria-virus coexistence
Source: Phys.org · Published
Bacteria and the viruses that infect them—known as phages—coexist in soils, oceans and living organisms. Scientists have long thought this coexistence reflects a microscopic version of an evolutionary arms race: As parasites and hosts continually adapt to one another, both evolve ways to survive. But a joint study by researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of Exeter shows…
Key points
- Bacteria and the viruses that infect them—known as phages—coexist in soils, oceans and living organisms.
- Scientists have long thought this coexistence reflects a microscopic version of an evolutionary arms race: As parasites and hosts continually adapt to one another, both evolve ways to survive.
- But a joint study by researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of Exeter shows…
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