Economic game theory to model the attenuation of virulence of an obligate intracellular bacterium

Diseases induced by obligate intracellular pathogens have a large burden on global human and animal health. Understanding the factors involved in the virulence and fitness of these pathogens contributes to the development of control strategies against these diseases. Based on biological observations...

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Main Authors: Damian Tago, Damien F MEYER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2016.00086/full