Host specificity determinants as a genetic continuum.

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Host specificity is an important concept that underlies the interaction of all clinically and agriculturally relevant microbes with their hosts. Changes in the host specificity of animal pathogens, in particular, are often of greatest concern due to their immediate and unexpected impact on human health. Host switching or host jumps can often be traced to modification of key microbial pathogenicity factors that...

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