Immune response to sympatric and allopatric parasites in a snail-trematode interaction
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The outcome of parasite exposure depends on the (1) genetic specificity of the interaction, (2) induction of host defenses, and (3) parasite counter defenses. We studied both the genetic specificity for infection and the specificity...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-05-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/2/1/8 |