Pathogen evolution: Protective microbes act as a double-edged sword

Vaccines and infection can sometimes cause incomplete immunity, which allows for pathogen re-infection with decreased disease severity but also contributes to the evolution of pathogen virulence. A new study demonstrates that incomplete immunity from resident protective microbes results in similar e...

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Published inCurrent biology Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. R247 - R249
Main Authors El Jarkass, Hala Tamim, Reinke, Aaron W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Inc 25.03.2024
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Summary:Vaccines and infection can sometimes cause incomplete immunity, which allows for pathogen re-infection with decreased disease severity but also contributes to the evolution of pathogen virulence. A new study demonstrates that incomplete immunity from resident protective microbes results in similar evolutionary trajectories. Vaccines and infection can sometimes cause incomplete immunity, which allows for pathogen re-infection with decreased disease severity but also contributes to the evolution of pathogen virulence. A new study demonstrates that incomplete immunity from resident protective microbes results in similar evolutionary trajectories.
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ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.013