Linking microbial sex and virulence

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 12:07 in Biology & Nature

Two opportunistic pathogens that were once thought to be very different have evolved some sexual reproduction and disease-causing habits that are not only similar but also suggest that in the microbial world sex and virulence are closely linked, according to a review published this week in the online journal mBio.

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