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Mechanisms behind the Madness: How Do Zombie-Making Fungal Entomopathogens Affect Host Behavior To Increase Transmission?

Transmission is a crucial step in all pathogen life cycles. As such, certain species have evolved complex traits that increase their chances to find and invade new hosts. Fungal species that hijack insect behaviors are evident examples. Many of these “zombie-making” entomopathogens cause their hosts...

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Autores principales: de Bekker, Charissa, Beckerson, William C., Elya, Carolyn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8546595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34607463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01872-21