Abstract
The continual emergence of new pathogens and the increased spread of antibiotic resistance in bacterial populations remind us that microbes are living entities that evolve at rates that impact public health interventions. Following the historical thread of the works of Pasteur and Darwin shows how reconciling clinical microbiology, ecology, and evolution can be instrumental to understanding pathology, developing new therapies, and prolonging the efficiency of existing ones.
Publication types
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Editorial
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Biological Evolution
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Communicable Diseases / genetics*
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Drug Resistance, Microbial / genetics*
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Humans
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Selection, Genetic / genetics*
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Virulence / genetics
Grants and funding
Fonds de recherche du Québec Société et Culture
http://www.frqsc.gouv.qc.ca/le-frqsc. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. European Research Council
https://erc.europa.eu/ (grant number 648963). The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.