Very happy that this piece of research finally sees the daylight! Super nice collaboration between Nanjing, York and Helsinki. Fun fact: we started this work over 10 years ago when I was working as a fellow at Imperial College. Sometimes good things come to those who wait.
Ville Friman
Out Now! Bacteria–phage coevolution drives variation in bacterial wilt disease incidence via resistance–virulence trade-offs #MicroSky
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 12 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02373-9Phage–bacteria coevolution is associated with field-specific anti-phage defence and locally adapted phage populations, resulting in phage-resistant but weakly virulent pathogens.
