Phylogeny, morphology, virulence, ecology, and host range of Ordospora pajunii (Ordosporidae), a microsporidian symbiont of Daphnia spp.
M. K. Dziuba, K. M. McIntire, K. Seto, E. S. Davenport, M. A. Rogalski, C. D. Gowler, E. Baird, M. Vaandrager, C. Huerta, R. Jaye, F. E. Corcoran, A. Withrow, S. Ahrendt, A. Salamov, M. Nolan, , M. A. Duffy
This paper investigates the impact of Ordospora pajunii on Daphnia hosts, finding low virulence and context-dependent effects, and identifies it as a valuable model for studying mutualism-parasitism shifts.
bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2023 · PreprintEcology