Paramyxean-microsporidian co-infection in amphipods: Is the consensus that Microsporidia can feminise their hosts presumptive?

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 683-691

  Short, Stephen ^a   Guler, Yasmin ^a   Yang, Gongda ^a,b   Kille, Peter ^c   Ford, Alex T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphipod; Hitch hiking strategy; Host feminisation; Intersexuality; Manipulating parasites; Microsporidia; Paramyxea

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BIVALVE; HOST; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INTERSEX; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHENOTYPE;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CONSENSUS; DICTYOCOELA BERILLONUM; DICTYOCOELA DUEBENUM; ECHINOGAMMARUS MARINUS; FEMINIZATION; HOST; MARTEILIA; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MIXED INFECTION; PARAMYXEA; PARAMYXEAN INFECTION; PARASITOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; CERCOZOA; COINFECTION; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSPORIDIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; DICTYOCOELA BERILLONUM; DICTYOCOELA DUEBENUM; ECHINOGAMMARUS MARINUS; MARTEILIA; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA GRANULOSIS; PARAMYXEA;

EID: 84862312196     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.04.014     Document Type: Article

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