Host-Specific Adaptation of Legionella pneumophila to Single and Multiple Hosts Abstract. Legionella pneumophila is an endosymbiotic bacterial species able to infect and reproduce in various protist and human hosts. Upon entry into hum

Moreno, @lionelguy.bsky.social et al. applied experimental evolution to identify genes conferring host specificity to L. pneumophila, highlighting the importance of mutations targeting the LerC protein and the LPS synthesis cluster.

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Host-bacteria interactions: ecological and evolutionary insights from ancient, professional endosymbionts Abstract. Interactions between eukaryotic hosts and their bacterial symbionts drive key ecological and evolutionary processes, from regulating ecosystems t

"I need to read more about evolution of host adaptation, why don't we write a review", said Zélia Bontemps a week after starting in my lab. Well, proud to announce that said review (also with Kiran Paranjape) is out in FEMS Reviews Microbiology academic.oup.com/femsre/advan...

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