Bacterial mutualists generate major fitness benefits for eukaryotes, reshaping the host phenotype and its interactions with the environment. Yet microbial mutualist populations are predicted to genera
The stabilization of host–symbiont mutualism against the emergence of parasitic individuals is pivotal to the evolution of cooperation. One of the most famous symbioses occurs between legumes and thei
Impact of prophage carriage on transcription of Rhizobium spp. within symbiosis with White Clover. The prophage vTRX32-1 was introduced to two strains of Rhizobium biovar trifolii; TRX4 and TRX19. The
