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Virulence Factor Evolution

Virulence Factor Evolution is the evolutionary process by which microbial traits that enhance pathogenicity, such as toxins or immune evasion mechanisms, are genetically modified over time to increase the organism's ability to infect and harm host populations.

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18.4K

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1.1K

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443

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2017–2026

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Insights on Evolution of Virulence and Resistance from the Complete Genome Analysis of an Early Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strain and a Biofilm-Producing Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i> Strain

Steven R. Gill, Derrick E. Fouts, Gordon L. Archer et al. · Journal of Bacteriology · 2005 · 1K citations · Full text

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Virulence evolution and the trade‐off hypothesis: history, current state of affairs and the future

Samuel Alizon, Amy Hurford, Nicole Mideo et al. · Journal of Evolutionary Biology · 2008 · 963 citations · Full text

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VFDB 2012 update: toward the genetic diversity and molecular evolution of bacterial virulence factors

Lihong Chen, Zhiyong Xiong, L. Sun et al. · Nucleic Acids Research · 2011 · 552 citations · Full text

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Parallel evolution of virulence in pathogenic Escherichia coli

Sean D. Reid, Corinne J. Herbelin, Alyssa C. Bumbaugh et al. · Nature · 2000 · 502 citations

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The agricultural pathology of ant fungus gardens

Cameron R. Currie, Ulrich G. Mueller, David Malloch · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1999 · 394 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.1K

  1. TD
    Troy Day

    Queen's University, Canada

    10 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. AF
    Andrew F. Read

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    9 publications · 875 citations

    9

    h-index

  3. SA
    Samuel Alizon

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    7 publications · 1.5K citations

    7

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  4. JC
    Jacobus C. de Roode

    Emory University, United States

    6 publications · 856 citations

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  5. SG
    Sylvain Gandon

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    4 publications · 543 citations

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Institutions

443

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    17 h-index

    46 publications

    3.5K citations

  2. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    10 h-index

    27 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Queen's University

    Kingston, Canada

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    3.7K citations

  4. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    781 citations

  5. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    2K citations

  6. Institut Pasteur

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    1.6K citations

  7. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    976 citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    7 h-index

    19 publications

    1.8K citations

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  1. Evolution

    14 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. The American Naturalist

    AN · 12 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. PLoS ONE

    11 publications · 569 citations

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  4. Journal of Evolutionary Biology

    JEB · 10 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 9 publications · 1.5K citations

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