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Spatial invasion by a mutant pathogen.

Journal of theoretical biology - 7 Oct 2005

Wei Wei, Krone Stephen M

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Imagine a pathogen that is spreading radially as a circular wave through a population of susceptible hosts. In the interior of this circular region, the infection dies out due to a subcritical density of susceptibles. If a mutant pathogen, having some advantage over wild-type pathogens, arises in this region it is likely to die out without leaving a noticeable trace. Mutants that arise closer to the infection...

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PMID: 15899503
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.03.016
PMCID: PMC3057370

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