Parasite virulence when the infection reduces the host immune response

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1689, 2010, Pages 1929-1935

  Cornet, Stéphane ^a,b   Sorci, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Disease ecology; Immunodepression; Opportunistic pathogens; Pomphorhynchus laevis; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FLATWORM; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTIVITY; MORTALITY RISK; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATHOGEN; VIRULENCE;

GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS PULEX; POMPHORHYNCHUS LAEVIS;

EID: 77954317942     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0138     Document Type: Conference Paper

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