Article
Comparative genomics of parasitoid lifestyle as exemplified by Mermithidae and Nematomorpha
2024-06-14
Abstract excerpt
Mermithidae and Nematomorpha are parasitoids united by the commonalities in their lifestyle – immature stages infect arthropod hosts, species from both phyla can manipulate their host to induce a similar water-seeking behaviour, and both have a final free-living non-feeding adult reproductive stage, often killing their host upon emergence. Some of these species are of great economic importance, being evaluated as...
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- Literature Corpus work
- ce3b381e-3902-5496-8723-d5e6c800f9b4
- DOI
- 10.1101/2024.06.11.598342
