Molecular basis for a lack of correlation between viral fitness and cell killing capacity.

The relationship between parasite fitness and virulence has been the object of experimental and theoretical studies often with conflicting conclusions. Here, we provide direct experimental evidence that viral fitness and virulence, both measured in the same biological environment provided by host ce...

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Main Authors: Mónica Herrera, Juan García-Arriaza, Nonia Pariente, Cristina Escarmís, Esteban Domingo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1851977?pdf=render