Contrasting within- and between-host immune selection shapes Neisseria Opa repertoires
Pathogen evolution is influenced strongly by the host immune response. Previous studies of the effects of herd immunity on the population structure of directly transmitted, short-lived pathogens have primarily focused on the impact of competition for hosts. In contrast, for long-lived infections lik...
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Nature Publishing Group
2014
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