Natural distribution and co-infection patterns of microsporidia parasites in the Daphnia longispina complex

Parasitology

Volumn 139, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 870-880

  Weigl, S ^a   Korner H ^b   Petrusek, A ^c   Seda, J ^d   Wolinska, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

co infection; Daphnia; microsporidia; multiple infections; parasite distribution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA LONGISPINA; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST; LAKE; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; TAXON;

ANIMALS; DAPHNIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MICROSPORIDIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA LONGISPINA; MICROSPORIDIA;

EID: 84861876869     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182012000303     Document Type: Article

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