Article
Within-host interference competition can prevent invasion of rare parasites.
Parasitology - 1 May 2018
Quigley Benjamin J Z, Brown Sam P, Leggett Helen C, Scanlan Pauline D, Buckling Angus
Abstract excerpt
Competition between parasite species or genotypes can play an important role in the establishment of parasites in new host populations. Here, we investigate a mechanism by which a rare parasite is unable to establish itself in a host population if a common resident parasite is already present (a 'priority effect'). We develop a simple epidemiological model and show that a rare parasite genotype is unable to...
Topics
- Animals
- Bacteria
- Bacteriophages
- Genotype
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Microbial Interactions
- Models, Statistical
- Parasites