Viruses of bacteria (bacteriophages or phage) have broad effects on bacterial ecology and
evolution in nature that mediate microbial interactions, shape bacterial diversity, and …

The human gut is host to one of the densest microbial communities known, the gut
microbiota, which contains bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi and other microbial eukaryotes …

Bacteria have a range of distinct immune strategies that provide protection against
bacteriophage (phage) infections. While much has been learned about the mechanism of …

With rising antibiotic resistance, there has been increasing interest in treating pathogenic
bacteria with bacteriophages (phage therapy). One limitation of phage therapy is the ease at …

Red Queen dynamics, involving coevolutionary interactions between species, are
ubiquitous, shaping the evolution of diverse biological systems. To date, information on the …

Predicting the emergence, spread and evolution of parasites within and among host
populations requires insight to both the spatial and temporal scales of adaptation, including …

Host and parasite evolution are closely intertwined, with selection for adaptations and
counter‐adaptations forming a coevolutionary feedback loop. Coevolutionary dynamics are …

Eco‐evolutionary dynamics have been shown to be important for understanding population
and community stability and their adaptive potential. However, coevolution in the framework …

Mobile genetic elements, elements that can move horizontally between genomes, have
profound effects on their host's fitness. The p hage-inducible chromosomal island-l ike e …

Parasitism can be a driver of species divergence and thereby significantly alter species
formation processes. While we still need to better understand how parasite-mediated …