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What limits the evolutionary emergence of pathogens?
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 19 Jan 2013
Gandon S, Hochberg M E, Holt R D, Day T
Abstract excerpt
The ability of a pathogen to cause an epidemic when introduced in a new host population often relies on its ability to adapt to this new environment. Here, we give a brief overview of recent theoretical and empirical studies of such evolutionary emergence of pathogens. We discuss the effects of several ecological and genetic factors that may affect the likelihood of emergence: migration, life history of the...
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