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Evolution of virulence: triggering host inflammation allows invading pathogens to exclude competitors

Virulence is generally considered to benefit parasites by enhancing resource-transfer from host to pathogen. Here, we offer an alternative framework where virulent immune-provoking behaviours and enhanced immune resistance are joint tactics of invading pathogens to eliminate resident competitors (tr...

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Autores principales: Brown, Sam P, Le Chat, Ludovic, Taddei, François
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2228394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18021245
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01125.x