Strain filtering and transmission of a mixed infection in a social insect

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 354-362

  Ulrich, Y ^a   Sadd, B M ^a   Schmid Hempel, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bombus; Disease ecology; Microsatellites; Multiple infections; Real time PCR; Transmission; Trypanosome

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BEE; COLONY STRUCTURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; HETEROGENEITY; HOST SELECTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARASITIC DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUEEN; SOCIAL INSECT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CRITHIDIA; FEMALE; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; CRITHIDIA; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 78651437407     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02172.x     Document Type: Article

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