Evolution of increased virulence is associated with decreased spite in the insect-pathogenic bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2019.0432
Abstract: Disease virulence may be strongly influenced by social interactions among pathogens, both during the time course of an infection and evolutionarily. Here, we examine how spiteful bacteriocin production in the insect-pathogenic bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila is… read more here.
Keywords: insect pathogenic; virulence; bacterium xenorhabdus; bacteriocin production ... See more keywords