%0 Journal Article
%T Pseudomonas aeruginosa's adaptive trajectory: diverse origins, convergent paths.
%A Taylor TB
%A Shepherd MJ
%A Horton JS
%J Trends Microbiol
%V 0
%N 0
%D 2023 Dec 14
%M 38102036
%F 18.23
%R 10.1016/j.tim.2023.12.002
%X Does genetic background contribute to populations following the same or divergent adaptive trajectories? A recent study by Filipow et al. evolved multiple genetically distinct Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains to an artificial cystic fibrosis lung sputum media. The strains adapted at different rates but converged on similar phenotypes despite their initial diversity.