Open AccessPangenome Evolution Reconciles Robustness and Instability of Rhizobial Symbiosis
Author(s) -
Alexandra J. Weisberg,
Arafat Rahman,
Dakota R. Backus,
Parinita Tyavanagimatt,
Jeff H. Chang,
Joel Sachs
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
mbio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2161-2129
pISSN - 2150-7511
DOI - 10.1128/mbio.00074-22
Subject(s) - rhizobia , biology , symbiosis , nitrogen fixation , mutualism (biology) , evolutionary biology , coevolution , robustness (evolution) , trait , experimental evolution , computational biology , genetics , gene , ecology , bacteria , computer science , programming language
Genetic variation is fundamental to evolution yet is paradoxical in symbiosis. Symbionts exhibit extensive variation in the magnitude of services they provide despite hosts having mechanisms to select and increase the abundance of beneficial genotypes.