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Parasite manipulation of host phenotypes inferred from transcriptional analyses in a trematode-amphipod system.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2023
Rand David M, Nunez Joaquin C B, Williams Shawn, Rong Stephen, Burley John T, Neil Kimberly B, Spierer Adam N, McKerrow Wilson, Johnson David S, Raynes Yevgeniy, Fayton Thomas J, Skvir Nicholas, Ferranti David A, Zeff Maya Greenhill, Lyons Amanda, Okami Naima, Morgan David M, Kinney Kealohanuiopuna, Brown Bianca R P, Giblin Anne E, Cardon Zoe G
Abstract excerpt
Manipulation of host phenotypes by parasites is hypothesized to be an adaptive strategy enhancing parasite transmission across hosts and generations. Characterizing the molecular mechanisms of manipulation is important to advance our understanding of host-parasite coevolution. The trematode (Levinseniella byrdi) is known to alter the colour and behaviour of its amphipod host (Orchestia grillus) presumably...
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