Article
Coevolution of Cryptosporidium tyzzeri and the house mouse (Mus musculus).
International journal for parasitology - 1 Sept 2013
Kváč Martin, McEvoy John, Loudová Martina, Stenger Brianna, Sak Bohumil, Květoňová Dana, Ditrich Oleg, Rašková Veronika, Moriarty Elaine, Rost Michael, Macholán Miloš, Piálek Jaroslav
Abstract excerpt
Two house mouse subspecies occur in Europe, eastern and northern Mus musculus musculus (Mmm) and western and southern Mus musculus domesticus (Mmd). A secondary hybrid zone occurs where their ranges meet, running from Scandinavia to the Black Sea. In this paper, we tested a hypothesis that the apicomplexan protozoan species Cryptosporidium tyzzeri has coevolved with the house mouse. More specifically, we assessed...
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