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Furthermore, the predominance of generalist pathogen species that can spill over from one host tree to another could increase the inoculum and, consequently, the incidence of diseases in mixed stands (Maloney et al. 2005; Parker et al. 2015).
This conclusion is also supported by the fact that Xenorhabdus nematophila is a generalist pathogen that is capable to kill a wild range of insect hosts [9], [11].
Therefore, if a generalist pathogen differs in its ability to exploit host species, variation in disease outcomes will ultimately result from a complex combination of host traits that mediate exposure, and the functional genetic architecture underlying pathogen and host adaptations.
The fungus is a generalist pathogen that attacks stressed plants at all stages of growth causing charcoal rot, seedling damping-off, and ashy stem blight diseases of major and minor crops [ 1].
Bovine tuberculosis is a generalist pathogen affecting a wide range of species globally (Daszak et al. 2000), including two members of a cervid community in southwestern Manitoba Canadaa) (Nishi et al. 2006; Brook 2009).
Because the different hosts of a generalist pathogen may differ in their efficiency for within-host multiplication and between-host transmission and, hence, as inoculum sources for each other, selective elimination of specific host species may be efficient for disease control.
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The ability to infect different hosts conditions the epidemiology and pathogenicity of generalist pathogens and, therefore, is highly relevant for pathogen management and disease control [1], [4].
Hall, A. R., Scanlan, P. D. & Buckling, A. Bacteria-phage coevolution and the emergence of generalist pathogens.
Integrating generalist pathogens with broader coexistence theory, the model measures the pathogen's effect on host niche differences and fitness differences, which determine the outcome of competition.
This work addresses a key empirical gap in understanding the impact of multiple generalist pathogens on competing host species, with potential implications for population and community dynamics of native and exotic species.
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae and Steinernematidae) are generalist pathogens of insects, present in soils of many ecosystems around the world.
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