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HOST IMMUNE STATUS DETERMINES SEXUALITY IN A PARASITIC NEMATODE

1 Apr 1997

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We examine the hypothesis that sexual reproduction by parasites is an adaptation to counter the somatic evolution of vertebrate immune responses. This is analogous to the idea that antagonistic coevolution between hosts and their parasites maintains sexual reproduction in host populations. Strongyloides ratti is a parasitic nematode of rats. It can have a direct life cycle, with clonal larvae of the wholly...

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PMID: 28565371
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb02426.x

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