The population dynamics of a bacterial pathogen after host re-infection affects the founding population size
Gaofei Jiang, Rémi Peyraud, Philippe Remigi, Alice Guidot, Richard Berthomé, Wei Ding, Alexandre Jousset, Stéphane Genin, Nemo Peeters
This study investigates how host re-infection affects pathogen founding population size, showing that increased temperature reduces founding population size by limiting subsequent re-infection contributions.
bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2016 · PreprintPlant Biology