{"id":2006,"date":"2026-07-22T11:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubc.uu.nl\/?p=2006"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:40:59","slug":"during-outbreas-viruses-may-remain-evolutionarily-unchanged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubc.uu.nl\/during-outbreas-viruses-may-remain-evolutionarily-unchanged\/","title":{"rendered":"During outbreas, viruses may remain evolutionarily unchanged"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2006\" class=\"elementor elementor-2006\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e98facd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e98facd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1345388f\" data-id=\"1345388f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d89d02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15d89d02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n    <div style=\"display:flex; align-items:flex-start; gap:30px;\">\n\n        <div style=\"flex:1; padding:0; margin:0;\">\n\n            A study led by Utrecht bioinformatician Jeroen Meijer reveals that <a href=\"https:\/\/mailings.uu.nl\/i\/n7_NBVgg0Rl0q7L6oxzJrxvq4-gvLpvO\">viruses do not always evolve rapidly<\/a>. A newly discovered bacteriophage remained genetically stable during major outbreaks in complex microbial communities but evolved quickly after entering a new community. The findings, published in <i>Science Advances<\/i>, provide new insights relevant to the future development of phage therapy.\n\n            <p style=\"margin-top:15px; margin-bottom:0;\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/mailings.uu.nl\/i\/WHKz-APhAvkdpEgja6KsjrbXfVd75rdA\"\n                   style=\"font-weight:bold;\">\n                    Read more\n                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div style=\"width:250px; margin:0; padding:0;\">\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/mailings.uu.nl\/c\/hOmk1hd6LhjiwHd5EdOddQ\/media\/UBC-Jeroen-Meijer.jpg\"\n                alt=\"During outbreas, viruses may remain evolutionarily unchanged\"\n                style=\"\n                    width:250px;\n                    max-width:100%;\n                    height:auto;\n                    display:block;\n                    margin:0;\n                \"\n            \/>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study led by Utrecht bioinformatician Jeroen Meijer reveals that viruses do not always evolve rapidly. A newly discovered bacteriophage remained genetically stable during major outbreaks in complex microbial communities but evolved quickly after entering a new community. The findings, published in Science Advances, provide new insights relevant to the future development of phage therapy. 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