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L. Makasa

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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A. J. Cruz-Laufer· 2 shared M. P. M. Vanhove· 2 shared N. Kmentova· 2 shared A. Chocha Manda· 1 shared D. Jansen· 1 shared E. van den Hoorn· 1 shared J. Vorel· 1 shared K. J. M. Thys· 1 shared

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A. J. Cruz-Laufer

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Mitogenomics, phylogenetic position, and updated distribution of Ergasilus kandti, an ergasilid copepod parasitizing African cichlid fishes

D. Jansen, M. P. M. Vanhove, L. Makasa, J. Vorel, N. Kmentova, A. J. Cruz-Laufer

This study updates the distribution of Ergasilus kandti and investigates the phylogenetic relationships of African ergasilids using mitochondrial genomes and microscopy.

bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2024 · PreprintZoology

Host lifestyle and parasite interspecific facilitation mediate co-infection in a species-poor host-parasite system

N. Kmentova, A. J. Cruz-Laufer, L. Milec, T. Moons, S. Heeren, E. van den Hoorn, K. J. M. Thys, L. Makasa, A. Chocha Manda, P. Masilya Mulungula, M. Van Steenberge, M. Jorissen, M. P. M. Vanhove

The paper studies co-infection dynamics in a simple host-parasite system, finding that parasite distribution and infection patterns depend on host mobility, lifestyle changes, and interspecific parasite interactions.

bioRxiv · Jan 3, 2023Ecology