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Both Coinfection and Superinfection Drive Complex Anaplasma marginale Strain Structure in a Natural Transmission Setting.
Infection and immunity - 15 Oct 2021
Koku Roberta, Herndon David R, Avillan Johannetsy, Morrison Jillian, Futse James E, Palmer Guy H, Brayton Kelly A, Noh Susan M
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Vector-borne pathogens commonly establish multistrain infections, also called complex infections. How complex infections are established, either before or after the development of an adaptive immune response, termed coinfection or superinfection, respectively, has broad implications for the maintenance of genetic diversity, pathogen phenotype, epidemiology, and disease control strategies. Anaplasma marginale, a...
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