Microbe-mediated host defence drives the evolution of reduced pathogen virulence
Some microbes protect their hosts from pathogens and likely drive pathogens’ evolution. Here, Fordet al. show that a host-protective microbe selects for reduced virulence of a pathogen in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans.
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| Format: | Članak |
| Jezik: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2016-11-01
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| Serija: | Nature Communications |
| Online pristup: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13430 |