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M. H. Cortez

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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G. Li· 2 shared J. S. Weitz· 2 shared E. B. Haywood· 1 shared E. Baird· 1 shared F. Corcoran· 1 shared H. Gulbudak· 1 shared J. Dushoff· 1 shared K. M. McIntire· 1 shared

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G. Li

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Transgenerational pathogen effects: Maternal pathogen exposure reduces offspring fitness

K. M. McIntire, M. K. Dziuba, E. B. Haywood, M. L. Robertson, M. Vaandrager, E. Baird, F. Corcoran, T. Nelson, M. H. Cortez, M. A. Duffy

This study investigates transgenerational effects of a microsporidian pathogen, finding negative impacts on offspring fitness without immune priming or tolerance.

bioRxiv · Mar 14, 2023Ecology

When to be Temperate: On the Fitness Benefits of Lysis vs. Lysogeny

G. Li, M. H. Cortez, J. Dushoff, J. S. Weitz

This study investigates when temperate bacteriophage strategies are advantageous by analyzing ecological contexts and fitness outcomes of lytic and lysogenic infection modes.

bioRxiv · Feb 12, 2020Ecology

Viral Invasion Fitness Across a Continuum from Lysis to Latency

J. S. Weitz, G. Li, H. Gulbudak, M. H. Cortez, R. J. Whitaker

The paper introduces a cell-centric metric to quantify viral invasion fitness, showing that strategies like lysogeny can outperform lytic strategies under certain conditions.

Virus Evolution · Apr 22, 2019Peer-reviewedEcology