Cooperation and virulence in acute <it>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </it>infections

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Efficient host exploitation by parasites is frequently likely to depend on cooperative behaviour. Under these conditions, mixed-strain infections are predicted to show lower virulence (host mortality) than are single-clone infections...

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Main Authors: Vos Michiel, Browning Lucy E, Harrison Freya, Buckling Angus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-07-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/4/21