Hot and sour: parasite adaptations to honey bee body temperature and pH
E. C. Palmer-Young, T. R. Raffel, J. D. Evans
This study compares heat and pH tolerance of trypanosomatid parasites from social bees and mosquitoes, showing bee parasites are more heat-tolerant due to host endothermy and acid tolerance, while mosquito parasites prefer alkaline conditions.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2021Ecology