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Analysis of trematode parasite communities in fish eye lenses by pyrosequencing of naturally pooled DNA.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2011
Rellstab Christian, Louhi Katja-Riikka, Karvonen Anssi, Jokela Jukka
Abstract excerpt
Infections by multiple parasite species are common in nature and have important consequences for between-species interactions and coevolutionary dynamics with the host populations. For example, ecological and evolutionary factors underlying the structure of parasite communities determine the range of hosts a parasite can infect and set the basis for both evolution of host defences and parasite virulence, as well...
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