title: The evolution of infectious agents in relation to sex in animals and humans: brief discussions of some individual organisms.
abstract: The following series of concise summaries addresses the evolution of infectious agents in relation to sex in animals and humans from the perspective of three specific questions: (1) what have we learned about the likely origin and phylogeny, up to the establishment of the infectious agent in the genital econiche, including the relative frequency of its sexual transmission; (2) what further research is needed to provide additional knowledge on some of these evolutionary aspects; and (3) what evolutionary considerations might aid in providing novel approaches to the more practical clinical and public health issues facing us currently and in the future?
authors.affiliation: Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Russell W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Currier
authors.forename: Shelley F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Jane M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Carlton
authors.forename: Timothy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Read
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Severini
authors.forename: Shaun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tyler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eberle
authors.forename: Welkin E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Silvestri
authors.forename: Ian N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lagergård
authors.forename: Sheila A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lukehart
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Unemo
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Shafer
authors.forename: R Palmer
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Beasley
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bergström
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Norberg
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Davison
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Sharp
authors.forename: Beatrice H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blomberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D006801:Humans; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000635:transmission*