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Asexual reproductive potential trumps virulence as a predictor of competitive ability in mixed infections.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Sept 2022
Bernasconi Alessio, Alassimone Julien, McDonald Bruce A, Sánchez-Vallet Andrea
Abstract excerpt
Natural infections frequently involve several co-infecting pathogen strains. These mixed infections can affect the extent of the infection, the transmission success of the pathogen and the eventual epidemic outcome. To date, few studies have investigated how mixed infections affect transmission between hosts. Zymoseptoria tritici is a highly diverse wheat pathogen in which multiple strains often coexist in the...
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