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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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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 |