[muawiyah]

The conclusion is that the bacteria in question has a sophisticated immune system with some very powerful tools not generally available to vertebrates (for example).

As you recover from your next head cold (caused by a virus) you will observe that the functioning of your immune system does not cause you to evolve.

Now, regarding "evolving" some parts of your genome clearly indicate that some of your ancestors were bacteria and viruses.

[freespirited]

Good lord, muawiyah. You’re not even talking about the same thing.

I am talking about the frequency of allelles in the total gene pool of future generations of the bacteria over time. I am not talking about my immune system or any characteristic of the initial bacteria.

If you want to argue against the notion of natural selection, perhaps you should consider the Postal Service as a case in point?

:-)