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SUBMITTER: Maliehe M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7074686 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Maliehe Maphori M Ntoi Mathope A MA Lahiri Shayanki S Folorunso Olufemi S OS Ogundeji Adepemi O AO Pohl Carolina H CH Sebolai Olihile M OM
Microorganisms 20200128 2
The ability of microorganisms to colonise and display an intracellular lifestyle within a host body increases their fitness to survive and avoid extinction. This host-pathogen association drives microbial evolution, as such organisms are under selective pressure and can become more pathogenic. Some of these microorganisms can quickly spread through the environment via transmission. The non-transmittable fungal pathogens, such as <i>Cryptococcus,</i> probably return into the environment upon deco ...[more]