| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10972729 | International Journal for Parasitology | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The ancestor of recent primate-infecting malaria parasites caused little harm to its hosts. ⺠The acquisition of a harmful host exploitation strategy is likely to be a current evolutionary event. ⺠Parasites causing severe symptoms are closely related genetically, thus virulence evolution is phylogenetically constrained. ⺠Such phylogenetic constraints may emerge due to the role of virulence genes that are inherited from ancestors.
Related Topics
Life Sciences
Immunology and Microbiology
Parasitology
Authors
László Zsolt Garamszegi,