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The population biology and epidemiology of schistosome and geohelminth infections among schoolchildren in Tanzania

Booth, M. ; Mayombana, C. ; Kilima, P.

In: Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1998, vol. 92, no. 5, p. 491-495

Université de Fribourg

Mixed inoculations of a microsporidian parasite with horizontal and vertical infections

Vizoso, Dita B. ; Ebert, Dieter

In: Oecologia, 2005, vol. 143(1), p. 157

Mixed infections, where more than one parasite genotype is present in a single host, have been suggested to be an important factor in host–parasite interactions. As the host represents a limited resource, co-infecting parasite genotypes are expected to be under resource competition. Competition will not only modify the survival of the co-infecting genotypes, but is also likely to affect...