A fundamental goal in infection biology is to understand the emergence of variation in pathogen virulence—here defined as the decrease in host fitness caused by a pathogen. To uncover the sources of s
GenBank accession numbers for A. epigalium plastomes, partial mitochondrial genomes, and rbcL sequences used in this study. Sequences reported for the first time in this study are also accompanied by
Oxytocin is an endogenous neuropeptide hormone that influences social behaviour and bonding in mammals. Variations in oxytocin receptor (OXTR) expression may play a role in the social deficits seen in
While microbial communities in the human body (microbiota) are now commonly associated with health and disease in Industrialised populations, we know very little about how these communities co-evolved
