Superinfection drives virulence evolution in experimental populations of bacteria and plasmids

Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 831-841

  smith, Jeff ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Horizontal gene transfer; Host parasite evolution; Selfish genetic elements; Symbiosis; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; BACTERIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FITNESS; GENE TRANSFER; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PLASMID; SYMBIOSIS; TRADE-OFF; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SUPERINFECTION; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENETIC FITNESS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PLASMIDS; SUPERINFECTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 79952062992     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01178.x     Document Type: Article

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