Virulence evolution and immune defence : pathogen-host interactions between an environmentally transmitted bacterium Serratia marcescens and its insect hosts
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Format
Theses
Doctoral thesis
Published
2015
Series
Subjects
ISBN
978-951-39-6072-8
Publisher
University of Jyväskylä
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ISSN
1456-9701
Language
English
Published in
Jyväskylä studies in biological and environmental science
Contains publications
- Article I: Mikonranta L., Friman V.-P. & Laakso J. 2012. Life History Trade-Offs and Relaxed Selection Can Decrease Bacterial Virulence in Environmental Reservoirs. PLoS ONE 7: e43801.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043801
- Article II: Mikonranta L., Mappes J., Laakso J. & Ketola T. 2014. Within-host evolution decreases virulence in an opportunistic bacterial pathogen. BMC Evolutionary Biology , 15, 1471-2148. DOI: 10.1186/s12862-015-0447-5
- Article III: Mikonranta L., Mappes J., Kaukoniitty M., & Freitak D. 2014. Insect immunity: oral exposure to a bacterial pathogen elicits free radical response and protects from a recurring infection. Frontiers in Zoology 11: 23. DOI: 10.1186/1742-9994-11-23
- Article IV: Mikonranta L., Dickel F., Mappes J. & Freitak D. 2014 Attack and defence: Diverse life-history strategies between bacterial pathogens and Lepidopteran hosts. Manuscript.
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