Pathogens as Biological Weapons of Invasive Species

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Vilcinskas, Andreas ^a,b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY IME   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; CRAYFISH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOLOGY; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; INNATE IMMUNITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LETHALITY; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROSPORIDIA; NONHUMAN; PARAPOXVIRUS; REVIEW; SCIURIDAE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PROCEDURES;

INTRODUCED SPECIES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84929497886     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004714     Document Type: Review

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