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Evolution of Bacterial Pathogens Within the Human Host, Page 1 of 2
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The success or failure of a pathogen is entirely dependent on its ability to survive, reproduce, and spread to a new host or environment. Host immune systems, predators, microbial competitors, parasites, and environmental resource limitations all exert selective pressures that shape the genomes of microbial populations ( 1 ). Host fitness, meanwhile, is determined by the ability of the host to survive and reproduce; the host must therefore effectively curtail diseases that impair either of these abilities.
Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens, Fifth Edition
. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.VMBF-0017-2015Full text loading...
Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens, Fifth Edition
. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.VMBF-0017-2015Examples of pathogenic mechanisms to evade or overcome selective pressures within the human host
Examples of pathogenic mechanisms to evade or overcome selective pressures within the human host
Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens, Fifth Edition
. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.VMBF-0017-2015