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Parallel patterns of increased virulence in a recently emerged wildlife pathogen.
PLoS biology - 1 Jan 2013
Hawley Dana M, Osnas Erik E, Dobson Andrew P, Hochachka Wesley M, Ley David H, Dhondt André A
Abstract excerpt
The evolution of higher virulence during disease emergence has been predicted by theoretical models, but empirical studies of short-term virulence evolution following pathogen emergence remain rare. Here we examine patterns of short-term virulence evolution using archived isolates of the bacteriu...
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