Bacteriophage (phage) therapy, ie, the use of viruses that infect bacteria as antimicrobial
agents, is a promising alternative to conventional antibiotics. Indeed, resistance to antibiotics …

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

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

Host–parasite coevolution is widely assumed to have a major influence on biological
evolution, especially as these interactions impose high selective pressure on the …

Local adaptation of a species can affect community composition, yet the importance of local
adaptation compared with species presence per se is unknown. Here we determine how a …

Ecological systems biology integrates theory and experiments in simple laboratory systems
to study how interactions between individuals determine the emergent properties of complex …

Infectious diseases dynamics are affected by both spatial and temporal heterogeneity in
their environments. Our ability to quantify and predict how this heterogeneity impacts risks of …

Identifying different types of coevolutionary dynamics is important for understanding
biodiversity and infectious disease. Past work has often focused on pairs of interacting …

Microbial communities are shaped by bacteriophages through predation and lysogeny. A
better understanding of the interactions between these processes across different types of …

The description of the genus Leishmania as the causative agent of leishmaniasis occurred
in the modern age. However, evolutionary studies suggest that the origin of Leishmania can …