Analysis of its complete genome sequence revealed that several genes and gene clusters were involved in the production of inhibitory compounds that were associated with its successful persistence and competition on marine surfaces [ 8].
"However, their ability to set higher prices, or at least to raise them significantly, continued to be severely constrained by the persistence of strong competition across much of the economy," the minutes stated.
Keeling [ 13] provided an interesting theoretical discussion of the trade-off between competition and persistence in pathogens.
Remember, when competition is fierce, persistence is the name of the game.
Changes in land uses lead to closing landscape which threaten short term persistence of populations due to competition while the loss of pollinator diversity may impact urban populations over the long term only.
Specifically, when there is competition for resources, persistence provides a benefit for both the individual and its neighbours.
To assess whether the dynamics of ptc mutant clones represent a biasing of the neutral competition process toward persistence, we sought for the simplest revision of the neutral drift model which could accommodate the observed behavior.
It is this effect on competition that can make persistence a social trait, which can be influenced by kin selection.
As all tree species will be suffering lags, interspecific competition may weaken, facilitating persistence under suboptimal conditions.
Therefore, a potential for strong exclusionary mechanisms by inter-specific pathogen competition to limit the persistence of incipient host shifts should be addressed by additional studies.
