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What can drive the evolution of bacterial hosts towards higher virulence?
What can drive the evolution of bacterial hosts towards higher virulence?
- Mobile genetic elements (mGes) (correct)
- Antibiotic treatment
- Population bottlenecks
- Genetic drift
Why are mGes maintained within the population effectively by accident?
Why are mGes maintained within the population effectively by accident?
- Genetic drift
- Through natural selection
- Via transmission of Wolbachia from one host to the next (correct)
- Compensatory evolution
How can the acquisition of deleterious mGes be partially rescued in some microbial hosts?
How can the acquisition of deleterious mGes be partially rescued in some microbial hosts?
- Genetic drift
- Population bottlenecks
- Through antibiotic treatment
- Via compensatory evolution (correct)
What can lead to the extensive maintenance of mGes in certain genomes?
What can lead to the extensive maintenance of mGes in certain genomes?
What can happen to mGes in host lineages to become indispensable components of the host genome?
What can happen to mGes in host lineages to become indispensable components of the host genome?
How can mobile genetic elements (MGEs) affect the microorganism–eukaryotic host relationship?
How can mobile genetic elements (MGEs) affect the microorganism–eukaryotic host relationship?
What can happen to a resistance-conferring MGE in the absence of the corresponding antibiotic?
What can happen to a resistance-conferring MGE in the absence of the corresponding antibiotic?
What systems force the maintenance of large low-copy-number plasmids in microbial hosts?
What systems force the maintenance of large low-copy-number plasmids in microbial hosts?
What do toxin-antitoxin systems encode?
What do toxin-antitoxin systems encode?
How can mobile genetic elements transition from being beneficial elements to parasites over time?
How can mobile genetic elements transition from being beneficial elements to parasites over time?
