Genomic analysis of Salmonella Enteritidis isolates taken from a single individual with a chronic and relapsing infection reveals how these bacteria have adapted to their host surroundings. Increased within-host fitness comes at the expense of ancillary traits such as virulence.
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Coombes, B. Bacterial evolution: Making a host-adapted bacterium. Nat Microbiol 1, 16010 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.10
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