eLife (Feb 2021)

Toxins, mutations and adaptations

  • Maarten De Jong,
  • Neal M Alto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.66676
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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The toxins that some bacteria secrete to kill off rival species can also generate mutations that help toxin-resistant populations adapt to new environments.

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