Coinfection with chytrid genotypes drives divergent infection dynamics reflecting broad epidemiological patterns
T. Carvalho, D. Medina, L. P. Ribeiro, D. Rodriguez, T. S. Jenkinson, G. Becker, L. F. Toledo, J. Hite
The paper investigates how coinfection with different chytrid genotypes affects virulence and transmission, finding that coinfection can increase virulence in less competitive genotypes and favor more virulent panzootic genotypes.
bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2022Ecology