Genetic variability in parasites and host-parasite interactions

R.C.A. Thompson; A.J. Lymbery

doi:10.1017/S0031182000076629

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Genetic variability in parasites and host-parasite interactions

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Genetic variability in parasites and host-parasite interactions

R.C.A. Thompson and A.J. Lymbery

Parasitology, Vol.112(SUPPL.), pp.S7-S22

1996

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182000076629

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Abstract

We have examined genetic variability in parasites in the context of ecological interactions with the host. Recent research on Echinococcus, Giardia and Cryptosporidium has been used to illustrate: (i) the problems that parasite variability and species recognition pose for understanding the complex and often controversial relationship between parasite and host occurrence; (ii) the need for accurate parasite characterization and the application of appropriate molecular techniques to studies on parasite transmission if fundamental questions about zoonotic relationships and risk factors are to be answered; (iii) our lack of understanding about within-host interactions between genetically heterogeneous parasites at the inter- and intraspecific levels, and the significance of such interactions with respect to evolutionary considerations and the clinical outcome of parasite infections. If advances in molecular biology and mathematical ecology are to be realized, we need to give serious consideration to the development of appropriate species concepts and in vivo systems for testing the predictions and assumptions of theoretical models.

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Title: Genetic variability in parasites and host-parasite interactions
Authors/Creators: R.C.A. Thompson (Author/Creator)
A.J. Lymbery (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: Parasitology, Vol.112(SUPPL.), pp.S7-S22
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Identifiers: 991005541458207891
Copyright: Copyright © 1996 Cambridge University Press.
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary Studies
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.246 Diarrheal Diseases; 1.246.985 Cryptosporidium
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