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Evolutionary arms race between bacteria and their viruses in soil

Published on Tuesday, 1 December 2009 14:00 from ScienceDaily

Viruses of soil bacteria (phages) evolve to improve their ability to infect the bacterial hosts that surround them. This is shown in a new study. Phages appear to be better able to infect bacteria from the same small soil sample than bacteria from just a few centimeters away. Evolution can therefore restructure ecosystems on a very small scale.

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