The study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them.
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Is it possible for parasitic wasp to alter the behaviour of it's host after emerging from it?
I know that parasitic wasp larvae could live for a long time inside their alive host (eg. caterpillar), but I always thought that they kill the host when they eventually get out of it. But once I've ...
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Examples of intracellular parasites of medical or economic importance?
What are examples of intracellular parasites of medical or economic importance? I have read that Xanthomonas oryzae is an intracellular parasite in rice that produces proteins able to cause changes in ...
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What are all possible vectors for unicellular human parasites?
I got the given question. They want the following pieces of information about protozoological human parasites:
disease - parasite - vector.
There are 10 proteogenic diseases at the Wikipedia. I ...
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Zombie Ant Fungus?
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis is a parasitoidal fungus that alters the behavior of the infected.
Source: Wiki page.
How is the fungus able to alter the behavior of the infected to such specfic ...
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Is Aspergillus clavatus an unicellular organism?
I could not find the piece of information form Burton Human Parasitology -book and not by Google.
Yeast is divided to two phylums: one of them is Ascomycota.
Aspergillus clavatus belong to the given ...
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How do parasitic fungi sense optimal fruiting conditions from inside the host?
Question is pretty straight forward. Are there generally any chemical cues?
