Article
Protective microbiomes can limit the evolution of host pathogen defense
2019-06-10
Abstract excerpt
The evolution of host immunity occurs in the context of the microbiome, but little theory exists to predict how resistance against pathogens might be influenced by the need to tolerate and regulate commensal microbiota. We present a general model to explore the optimal investment in host immunity under conditions in which the host can, versus cannot easily distinguish among commensal versus pathogenic bacteria; an...
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- Literature Corpus work
- a46505a2-1f1e-5bd9-9ebb-fb874611789b
- DOI
- 10.1101/665265