Fighting microbial pathogens by integrating host ecosystem interactions and evolution
Burmeister AR, Hansen E, Cunningham JJ, Rego EH, Turner PE, Weitz JS, Hochberg ME. Fighting microbial pathogens by integrating host ecosystem interactions and evolution. BioEssays 2020, 43: e2000272. PMID: 33377530, PMCID: PMC9127240, DOI: 10.1002/bies.202000272.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsField of ecologyEvolutionary biologyHost ecosystemEcosystem interactionsEvolutionary principlesMicrobial pathogensHigh research priorityMicrobial diseasesDisease-causing factorsEcosystemsResearch prioritiesStudy of pathogenesisMultiple interactionsSystems-based approachImportant consequencesComplex networksEcologyBiologyDisease treatmentInteractionPathogensHostSynergistic benefitsEmpirical exampleArea