Sex and virulence in Escherichia coli: an evolutionary perspective
Pathogenic Escherichia coli cause over 160 million cases of dysentery and one million deaths per year, whereas non-pathogenic E. coli constitute part of the normal intestinal flora of healthy mammals and birds. The evolutionary pathways underlying this dichotomy in bacterial lifestyle were investiga...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2006
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1557465/ |