New findings on transmission of disease within and between animal species
A zooplankton (Daphnia dentifera) infected by the fungal parasite Metschnikowia bicuspidate.
Whether it's plankton exposed to parasites or people exposed to pathogens, a host's initial immune response plays an integral role in determining whether infection occurs and to what degree it spreads in a population, new University of Colorado Boulder research suggests.
The U.S. National Science Foundation-funded findings, published in The American Naturalist
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