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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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| 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 |