The influence of social structure, habitat, and host traits on the transmission of Escherichia coli in wild elephants.

Social structure is proposed to influence the transmission of both directly and environmentally transmitted infectious agents. However in natural populations, many other factors also influence transmission, including variation in individual susceptibility and aspects of the environment that promote...

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Main Authors: Patrick I Chiyo, Laura E Grieneisen, George Wittemyer, Cynthia J Moss, Phyllis C Lee, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Elizabeth A Archie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3976290?pdf=render