Table 3 Pathogen selection treatment as a predictor of specificity of host adaptation. Pathogen traits were compared between evolved pathogen populations in their sympatric and novel host (CB4857) populations.
From: Host genotype and genetic diversity shape the evolution of a novel bacterial infection
d.f. | Test statistic | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Host mortality | |||
Monocultures | 14 | t = 1.55 | 0.14 |
Polycultures | V = 67 | 0.14 | |
Monocultures vs. polycultures | W = 111 | 0.97 | |
Infection load | |||
Monocultures | V = 52 | 0.68 | |
Polycultures | V = 85.5 | 0.16 | |
Monocultures vs. polycultures | W = 141 | 0.25 | |
