Brockhurst Michael A, Morgan Andrew D, Fenton Andrew, Buckling Angus
School of Biological Sciences, Biosciences Building, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK.
Infect Genet Evol. 2007 Jul;7(4):547-52. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2007.01.005. Epub 2007 Jan 26.
Parasites are ubiquitous in biological systems and antagonistic coevolution between hosts and parasites is thought be a major ecological and evolutionary force. Recent experiments using laboratory populations of bacteria and their parasitic viruses, phage, have provided the first direct empirical evidence of antagonistic coevolution in action. In this article we describe this model system and synthesise recent findings that address the causes and consequences of antagonistic coevolution.
寄生虫在生物系统中无处不在，宿主与寄生虫之间的拮抗协同进化被认为是一种主要的生态和进化力量。最近利用细菌及其寄生病毒噬菌体的实验室群体进行的实验，首次提供了拮抗协同进化实际发生的直接经验证据。在本文中，我们描述了这个模型系统，并综合了最近关于拮抗协同进化的原因和后果的研究发现。
