Microbe-mediated host defence drives the evolution of reduced pathogen virulence

Some microbes protect their hosts from pathogens and likely drive pathogens’ evolution. Here, Fordet al. show that a host-protective microbe selects for reduced virulence of a pathogen in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans.

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Main Authors: Suzanne A. Ford, Damian Kao, David Williams, Kayla C. King
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3a75d79d25f14463941d1fb394cbfc8c
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