Prokaryotes

[Abstract] Accurate measurements of an organism’s fitness are crucial for measuring evolutionary change. Methods of fitness measurement are most accurate when incorporating an individual’s survival and fecundity, as well as accounting for any ecological interactions or environmental effects experienced by the organism. Here, we describe a protocol for ...

[Abstract] The Serratia entomophila antifeeding prophage (Afp), forms a phage-tail-like particle (tailocin) that causes cessation of feeding activity of the New Zealand grass grub, Costelytra zealandica. Here, we describe the more detailed purification protocol for Afp particles and its variants which is based on the procedure described in ...