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Within-Host Competition Drives Selection for the Capsule Virulence Determinant of Streptococcus pneumoniae
For many opportunistic pathogens, it is unclear why their virulence determinants and expression of pathogenic behavior have evolved when damage or death of their host offers no obvious selective advantage to microbial growth or survival [1–3]. Many pathogens initiate interactions with their host on...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cell Press
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2913241/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20619820 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2010.05.051 |