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Host specialization in microparasites transmitted by generalist vectors: insights into the cellular and immunological mechanisms

2020-11-14

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Host specialization is an ecological and evolutionary process by which a pathogen becomes differentially adapted to a subset of hosts, restricting its host range. For parasites transmitted by generalist vectors, host specialization is not expected to evolve because of the decreased survival of those parasites in inadequate hosts. Thus, parasites may develop adaptation strategies, resulting in ho...

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Literature Corpus work: b7ece85d-a786-5bc2-b6b8-1df48edd8d65
DOI: 10.1101/2020.11.13.380550

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