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Adaptation of the pathogen, Pseudomonas syringae, during experimental evolution on a native vs. alternative host plant.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2017
Meaden Sean, Koskella Britt
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The specialization and distribution of pathogens among species has substantial impact on disease spread, especially when reservoir hosts can maintain high pathogen densities or select for increased pathogen virulence. Theory predicts that optimal within-host growth rate will vary among host genotypes/species and therefore that pathogens infecting multiple hosts should experience different selection pressures...
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