Closely-related Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu stricto) strains exhibit similar fitness in single infections and asymmetric competition in multiple infections

Wild hosts are commonly co-infected with complex, genetically diverse, pathogen communities. Competition is expected between genetically or ecologically similar pathogen strains which may influence patterns of...

Source: Parasites and Vectors - February 6, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Evelyn C. Rynkiewicz, Julia Brown, Danielle M. Tufts, Ching-I Huang, Helge Kampen, Stephen J. Bent, Durland Fish and Maria A. Diuk-Wasser Source Type: research