Horizontal transmission of a parasite is influenced by infected host phenotype and density

Parasitology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 395-405

  Roberts, K E ^a,c   Hughes, W O H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

honey bee; horizontal transmission; Nosema ceranae; superspreader

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APIS MELLIFERA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRONE; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE WORKER; HONEYBEE; HOST; MICROSPORIDIA; NONHUMAN; NOSEMA CERANAE; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BEE; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; NOSEMA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA; NOSEMA CERANAE;

ANIMALS; BEES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; NOSEMA;

EID: 84922245237     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182014001243     Document Type: Article

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