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Age-related response to mite parasitization and viral infection in the honey bee suggests a trade-off between growth and immunity

Host age at parasites’ exposure is often neglected in studies on host-parasite interactions despite the important implications for epidemiology. Here we compared the impact of the parasitic mite Varroa destructor, and the associated pathogenic virus DWV on different life stages of their host, the we...

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Autores principales: Zanni, Virginia, Frizzera, Davide, Marroni, Fabio, Seffin, Elisa, Annoscia, Desiderato, Nazzi, Francesco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10351714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37459342
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288821