@article{fdi:010066171, title = {{E}volutionary and epidemiological implications of multiple infection in plants}, author = {{T}ollenaere, {C}harlotte and {S}usi, {H}. and {L}aine, {A}. {L}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{R}ecent methodological advances have uncovered tremendous microbial diversity cohabiting in the same host plant, and many of these microbes cause disease. {I}n this review we highlight how the presence of other pathogen species, or other pathogen genotypes, within a plant can affect key components of host-pathogen interactions: (i) within-plant virulence and pathogen accumulation, through direct and host-mediated mechanisms; (ii) evolutionary trajectories of pathogen populations, through virulence evolution, generation of novel genetic combinations, and maintenance of genetic diversity; and (iii) disease dynamics, with multiple infection likely to render epidemics more devastating. {T}he major future challenges are to couple a community ecology approach with a molecular investigation of the mechanisms operating under coinfection and to evaluate the evolution and effectiveness of resistance within a coinfection framework.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{T}rends in {P}lant {S}cience}, volume = {21}, numero = {1}, pages = {80--90}, ISSN = {1360-1385}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1016/j.tplants.2015.10.014}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066171}, }