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This month's Genome Watch highlights studies that investigate links between Wolbachia genotypes and their phenotypes, and explore how Wolbachia adapts to new host environments.
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Wangwiwatsin, A., Protasio, A. Adaptation: it's a bug's race. Nat Rev Microbiol 13, 401 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3514
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