Mixed strain schistosome infections of snails and the evolution of parasite virulence

Parasitology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-38

  Davies, Charlotte M ^a   Fairbrother, E ^a   Webster, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria glabrata; Facultative response; Mixed infection; Schistosoma mansoni; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; KENYA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; PUERTO RICO; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0036312664     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182001008873     Document Type: Article

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