Adaptation to novel spatially-structured environments is driven by the capsule and alters virulence-associated traits
Phenotypic and genotypic evolution in worrisome Klebsiella spp. is influenced by the capsule. Here the authors show that adaptation outside the host can impact virulence-associated traits, including de novo emergence of hypermucoviscosity.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-08-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32504-9 |