Environmental Persistence Influences Infection Dynamics for a Butterfly Pathogen.

Many pathogens, including those infecting insects, are transmitted via dormant stages shed into the environment, where they must persist until encountering a susceptible host. Understanding how abiotic conditions influence environmental persistence and how these factors influence pathogen spread are...

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Main Authors: Dara A Satterfield, Sonia Altizer, Mary-Kate Williams, Richard J Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5242512?pdf=render