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Genotypic variation in an ecologically important parasite is associated with host species, lake and spore size.
Parasitology - 1 Sept 2021
Shaw Clara L, Bilich Rebecca, O'Brien Bruce, Cáceres Carla E, Hall Spencer R, James Timothy Y, Duffy Meghan A
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation in parasites has important consequences for host–parasite interactions. Prior studies of the ecologically important parasite Metschnikowia bicuspidata have suggested low genetic variation in the species. Here, we collected M. bicuspidata from two host species (Daphnia dentifera and Ceriodaphnia dubia) and two regions (Michigan and Indiana, USA). Within a lake, outbreaks tended to occur in one...
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