MicrobiologyApplied and Environmental MicrobiologyPeer-reviewed
Virulence and transmission biology of the widespread, ecologically important pathogen of zooplankton, Spirobacillus cienkowskii
Nina Wale, Claire B. Freimark, Justin Ramirez…·Meghan A. Duffy
This study experimentally quantifies the virulence and transmission dynamics of Spirobacillus cienkowskii, revealing it as highly virulent and requiring host death for horizontal transmission, with potential vertical transmission via Daphnia egg cases.
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