The expression and evolution of virulence in multiple infections: the role of specificity, relative virulence and relative dose

Table 1 Infection contrasts

		Time-to-host-death (virulence)
Source	df	F	P
Corrected model	23	40.7	<0.001
A. Control vs. infection treatments	1	797.2	<0.001
Infection contrasts
B. Mixed infections with P1 and P4	2	0.4	0.68
C: P4-100 vs. P1-10 + P4-90 & P1-50 + P4-50 & P1-90 + P4-10 & P1-100	1	7.6	=0.006
D: Mixed infections with P1 and C1	2	0.1	0.94
E: C1-100 vs. P1-10 + C1-90 & P1-50 + C1-50 & P1-90 + C1-10 & P1-100	1	34.7	<0.001
F: Mixed infections with P1 and C14	2	0.5	0.62
G: C14-100 vs. P1-10 + C14-90 & P1-50 + C14-50 & P1-90 + C14-10 & P1-100	1	39.9	<0.001
H: Mixed infections with P2 and P4	2	1.8	0.16
I: P4-100 vs. P2-10 + P4-90 & P2-50 + P4-50 & P2-90 + P4-10 & P2-100	1	6.7	=0.01
J: Mixed infections with P2 and C1	2	15.6	<0.001
K: C1-100 vs. P2-10 + C1-90 & P2-50 + C1-50 & P2-90 + C1-10 & P2-100	1	27.8	<0.001
L: Mixed infections with P2 and C14	2	6.2	=0.002
M: C14-100 vs. P2-10 + C14-90 & P2-50 + C14-50 & P2-90 + C14-10 & P2-100	1	28.7	<0.001
Error	582

ANOVA contrasts for time-to-host-death. F statistic and significance in contrasts in which the degrees of freedom are greater than one are for the joint contrast. All contrasts are orthogonal. Bold typeface indicates significant effects.

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