Crossing the Line: Selection and Evolution of Virulence Traits

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Nat F Brown ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nat F Brown, Mark E Wickham
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Mark E Wickham ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nat F Brown, Mark E Wickham
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Brian K Coombes,
B. Brett Finlay

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: bfinlay@interchange.ubc.ca
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About the Authors

Nat F Brown: Contributed equally to this work with: Nat F Brown, Mark E Wickham
Mark E Wickham: Contributed equally to this work with: Nat F Brown, Mark E Wickham
Brian K Coombes: ¤ Current address: Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
B. Brett Finlay: *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: bfinlay@interchange.ubc.ca

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

NFB, MEW, BKC, and BBF wrote the paper.

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