This month's Genome Watch highlights how sequencing the genomes of multiple bacterial isolates from humans and animal infection models has revealed the presence of mutations that might represent adaptations for persistence in the host.
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Chaguza, C., Bentley, S. Adaptation... that's what you need?. Nat Rev Microbiol 15, 452 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro.2017.78
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