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. 2016 Dec 13;7:13849. doi: 10.1038/ncomms13849

Table 1. Summary of results on the ESS host exploitation condition.

Transmission Virulence
  Not sex-specific Sex-specific
    In male hosts In female hosts
Horizontal α=0 Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
Horizontal & Vertical 0<α<1 Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic

The table summarizes the specific results following from our main results on ESS conditions. Columns present the ESS virulence when virulence is not sex-specific, male-specific and female-specific. Rows present the ESS virulence when there is horizontal transmission only, and when there is horizontal and vertical transmission.