Within-host evolution decreases virulence in an opportunistic bacterial pathogen

BACKGROUND: Pathogens evolve in a close antagonistic relationship with their hosts. The conventional theory proposes that evolution of virulence is highly dependent on the efficiency of direct host-to-host transmission. Many opportunistic pathogens, however, are not strictly dependent on the hosts d...

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Autores principales: Mikonranta, Lauri, Mappes, Johanna, Laakso, Jouni, Ketola, Tarmo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4539714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26282271
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0447-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4539714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26282271
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0447-5

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