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Genotype-Specific vs. Cross-Reactive Host Immunity against a Macroparasite

Vertebrate hosts often defend themselves against several co-infecting parasite genotypes simultaneously. This has important implications for the ecological dynamics and the evolution of host defence systems and parasite strategies. For example, it can drive the specificity of the adaptive immune sys...

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Autores principales: Rellstab, Christian, Karvonen, Anssi, Louhi, Katja-Riikka, Jokela, Jukka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3805555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24167622
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078427