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Table 3 Overview of the treatments in the experiment

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

Treatment

Type of infection

Infection dose

Abbreviations of combinations used

PX-10

Single

10,000 spores of PX

P1-10, P2-10, P4-10, C1-10, C14-10

PX-50

Single

50,000 spores of PX

P1-50, P2-50, P4-50, C1-50, C14-50

PX-90

Single

90,000 spores of PX

P1-90, P2-90, P4-90, C1-90, C14-90

PX-100

Single

100,000 spores of PX

P1-100, P2-100, P4-100, C1-100, C14-100

PX-10 + PY-90

Mixed

10,000 spores of PX and 90,000 spores of PY

P1-10 + P4-90, P1-10 + C1-90,

P1-10 + C14-90, P2-10 + P4-90,

P2-10 + C1-90, P2-10 + C14-90

PX-50 + PY-50

Mixed

50,000 spores of PX and 50,000 spores of PY

P1-50 + P4-50, P1-50 + C1-50,

P1-50 + C14-50, P2-50 + P4-50,

P2-50 + C1-50, P2-50 + C14-50

PX-90 + PY-10

Mixed

90,000 spores of PX and 10,000 spores of PY

P1-90 + P4-10, P1-90 + C1-10,

P1-90 + C14-10, P2-90 + P4-10,

P2-90 + C1-10, P2-90 + C14-10

Control

None

None

Control

  1. In single infections, PX stands for either one of the three P. ramosa isolates P1, P2 and P4, or one of the two P. ramosa clones C1 and C14. In mixed infections, PX stands for either P1 or P2, and PY stands for one of P4, C1 and C14.