This Genome Watch discusses recent findings in bacterial mutational hotspots, their impact on pathogenesis and antimicrobial resistance, and how we can harness this knowledge to predict pathogen evolution.
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Cazares, A., Cazares, D. & Figueroa, W. Evolutionary hotspots in bacterial genomes. Nat Rev Microbiol 23, 621 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-025-01217-3
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