Host-Pathogen Interactions: Insects vs Fungi
Although many insects successfully live in dangerous environments exposed to diverse communities of microbes, they are often exploited and killed by specialist pathogens. In the process of the co-evolution of insects and entomopathogenic microorganisms, they develop various adaptive systems that det...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Basel, Switzerland
MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
2021
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Collection: | Directory of Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Although many insects successfully live in dangerous environments exposed to diverse communities of microbes, they are often exploited and killed by specialist pathogens. In the process of the co-evolution of insects and entomopathogenic microorganisms, they develop various adaptive systems that determine the sustainable existence of dynamic host-parasite interactions at both the organismic and population levels. |
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Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (174 p.) |
ISBN: | books978-3-0365-1065-1 9783036510644 9783036510651 |