Virulence evolution via host exploitation and toxin production in spore-producing pathogens

Ecology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 471-476

  Day, Troy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Curse of the Pharaoh; Disease; Mortality; Parasite

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; MORTALITY; PARASITE; PATHOGEN; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036311437     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2002.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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