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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Exploiting host compensatory responses: the 'must' of manipulation?
Trends in Parasitology, Volume 24, No. 10, Year 2008
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Description
Parasite-induced alterations of the host phenotype have been reported in many systems. These changes are traditionally categorized into three kinds of phenomena: secondary outcomes of infection with no adaptive value, host adaptations that reduce the detrimental consequences of infection and parasitic adaptations that facilitate transmission. However, this categorization is a simple view, and host modifications should be considered as co-evolved traits, rather than a total takeover. Here, we present a novel scenario of manipulation, which has considerable potential to resolve issues that are specific to the evolution of behavioural alterations induced by parasites. It is proposed that certain parasites affect fitness-related traits in their hosts to trigger host compensatory responses because these responses can meet the transmission objectives of parasites. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Lefèvre, Thierry
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
ROCHE, B.
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Poulin, Robert
New Zealand, Dunedin
University of Otago
Hurd, Hilary
United Kingdom, Keele
Keele University
Renaud, François N.R.
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Thomas, Frédéric
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Canada, Montreal
University of Montreal
Statistics
Citations: 71
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.pt.2008.06.006
ISSN:
14714922