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Stages of pathogen invasion and the obstacles presented by resident communities. Colonization resistance, containment, and disease tolerance present obstacles to different stages of the invasion process. Colonization resistance disrupts the establishment and growth of pathogens, the containment of pathogens prevents their spread into other tissues, and disease tolerance suppresses the negative effects of pathogens without decreasing their load.
