High virulence is associated with pathogen spreadability in a songbird–bacterial system
How directly transmitted pathogens benefit from harming hosts is key to understanding virulence evolution. It is recognized that pathogens benefit from high within-host loads, often associated with virulence. However, high virulence may also directly augment spread of a given amount of pathogen, her...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Royal Society Open Science |
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| Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.220975 |