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Host adaptation drives genetic diversity in a vector-borne disease system

2022-05-19

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The range of hosts a pathogen can infect is a key trait influencing human disease risk and reservoir host infection dynamics. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto ( Bb ), an emerging zoonotic pathogen, causes Lyme disease and is widely considered a host generalist, commonly infecting mammals and birds. Yet the extent of intraspecific variation in Bb host breadth, its role in determining host competence and potent...

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DOI: 10.1101/2022.05.19.492734

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