Relevant units of analysis for applied and basic research dealing with neglected transmissible diseases: The predominant clonal evolution model of pathogenic microorganisms

Michel Tibayrenc; Francisco J. Ayala

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005293

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Relevant units of analysis for applied and basic research dealing with neglected transmissible diseases: The predominant clonal evolution model of pathogenic microorganisms

Michel Tibayrenc ,

* E-mail: michel.tibayrenc@ird.fr

Affiliation Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle MIVEGEC (IRD 224-CNRS 5290-UM1-UM2), Institut de Rercherche pour le Développement (IRD), Montpellier, France

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5915-9647

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Francisco J. Ayala

Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, California, United States of America
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Relevant units of analysis for applied and basic research dealing with neglected transmissible diseases: The predominant clonal evolution model of pathogenic microorganisms

Michel Tibayrenc,
Francisco J. Ayala

Published: April 27, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005293

About the Authors

Michel Tibayrenc

* E-mail: michel.tibayrenc@ird.fr

Affiliation Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle MIVEGEC (IRD 224-CNRS 5290-UM1-UM2), Institut de Rercherche pour le Développement (IRD), Montpellier, France

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5915-9647

Francisco J. Ayala

Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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