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Host genotype and environment affect the trade-off between horizontal and vertical transmission of the parasite Edhazardia aedis

BACKGROUND: If a parasite is able to transmit horizontally or vertically, which transmission mode will it choose? We investigated how the growth conditions and the genotype of the mosquito Aedes aegypti affect the transmission mode of the parasite Edhazardia aedis. RESULTS: In poor conditions the pa...

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Autores principales: Zilio, Giacomo, Thiévent, Kevin, Koella, Jacob C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5921292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29699504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1184-3